From The First
Alex Moorehouse had no intention of answering the knock on the bedroom door. Flat on his back and halfway through a Harry Potter hardcover, he wasn't in the mood for company.
Not that he ever was, but at this moment he really didn't want to deal with anybody. He'd actually managed to find a position for the cast on his lower leg that relieved the pain. Or at least dulled it so he could concentrate on something else. Having a measure of peace in his body was so rare he didn't want it frayed by an intruder.
It had been almost three months since he'd felt strong, able. Himself. Three months, four surgeries, and a post-op infection that had nearly killed him. Enough hell to wipe clean most, but not all, of his transgressions.
There were at least two sins he would have to repay in the real Hades.
The knocking came again. He kept silent.
The way he figured it, the fire department wouldn't bother with formalities, so nothing was up in flames. If it was an EMT, he was pretty sure they were looking for someone else because he was breathing, so he wasn't dead. And if it was one of his sisters, they would be back.
God knew, they ... read full excerpt from: From the First ebook
