MARLISS MELTON'S CODE OF SILENCE (Featured in: SEALed With A Kiss: Heroes With A Heart Anthology)
I'm posting an excerpt from Bestselling Author Marliss Melton's novella Code Of Silence. The first story featured in the newly released anthology SEALed With A Kiss: Heroes With A Heart. You're going to love this! “How long did you know?” Vinny demanded, diving right in. A muscle jumped in his jaw as he awaited her answer. The reminder that the precious little life she’d been guarding was gone drove a shaft of pain straight through her heart. She lowered the cup to her lap and stared down at it, devastated. She had tried turning over a new leaf. She had wanted to put the baby first, and now it was too late. “Almost two months,” she admitted, too ashamed to even look at him. Stunned silence followed her reply. “ Two months ,” he finally repeated, in a voice that resonated with betrayal. “I was going to tell you,” she rushed to assure him, “but I was afraid you’d force me to quit my job and I wasn’t ready…” She cut herself off, dismayed by how...