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Welcome to a snippet from Within the Law. The protagonist, Tom Hughes, was created in His Lucky Charm (formerly called Forgotten). Tom is cousin to the female main character in HLC. I fell in love with Tom, I think he might be my favorite hero from all of my books. His character and his history was so compelling that I HAD to write his story, one in which he has his own HEA.
Earlier in the story Tom called his cousin, Caitlyn (Cat for short) about the trial. Despite her advanced pregnancy she gets on a plane and comes to support him. Cat just arrived in town and meets Tom at the courthouse. Staying apart as they had agreed, Alli is in the lobby with the senior defense council, she watches and wonders who the pregnant woman with Tom is.
(I think I will continue with this scene for the next 2 weeks, there are some very pivotal moments...)
Earlier in the story Tom called his cousin, Caitlyn (Cat for short) about the trial. Despite her advanced pregnancy she gets on a plane and comes to support him. Cat just arrived in town and meets Tom at the courthouse. Staying apart as they had agreed, Alli is in the lobby with the senior defense council, she watches and wonders who the pregnant woman with Tom is.
(I think I will continue with this scene for the next 2 weeks, there are some very pivotal moments...)
Caitlyn put her hand up to Tom’s cheek, “Tommy, how is it going?”
He shook his head, “It’s not good, I think this guy is going to
get away with it. His lawyers have made mincemeat out of all the witnesses.”
Tom sighed, “Cat, they practically had me exonerating him.”
She put her arms around his middle and hugged him, “Whether he pays
or not, it’s not going to change what happened - in the long run, it doesn’t
even matter anymore. If he receives a sentence, will you finally stop blaming
yourself?”
He hesitated and then shook his head.
Tom gave up on ever falling in love again the day that he buried his high school sweetheart and fiancé. He started a career in law enforcement just so that he could find her murderer and rapist. Just when he is about to see justice done, he meets Alli Davis-the defense attorney for the murdering rapist who took his love from him.
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