Love For Granted

By Christine Pauls

Deion and Adina are young and in love. Their bond is unbreakable. That is until an opportunity arises for Adina that will boost her passion to sing intoanother atmosphere. Deion, a police officer for the NYPD doesn't feel the same and what happens next will test the strength of their relationship to its breaking point. Will they fight through it together or live life apart? Who is taking love for granted.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Silver Pen Publication
• Release date: Jan 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9781735351513

Christine Pauls

Christine Pauls, an author of Contemporary Women's Fiction and Romantic Suspense is a native of Delaware, born and raised in the city of Wilmington. She penned her first novel in 2012. The mother of two and grandmother of three is an accountant by day in the banking industry. She is a beta reader and a member of NK Tribe Called Success. Her website is www.christinepauls.com

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Love for Granted © 2019 by Christine Pauls

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This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or person, living, dead or somewhere in between, is entirely coincidental.

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Cover designed by: Naleighna Kai for Woodson Creative Studio

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER ONE

Daybreak peeked through the sheer shades covering the window in the master bedroom of the Harlem apartment on 136th Street. Adina rubbed her eyes, opening them to focus on the clock perched on the corner of her nightstand; five forty-five a.m.

Her man’s arm was draped across her waist as he snored softly. His close-cut beard brushed the nape of her neck. Gently, she moved out of his embrace. He didn’t stir.

She entered the bathroom, stopping to stare at her reflection in the mirror before turning on the warm water, splashing it on her face with open palms.

From the moment they met, sparks flew between her and Deion, the man in the bedroom. Although she vowed never to involve herself in a long-term romance again, after a two-year relationship with Qudair who proved monogamy wasn’t in his vocabulary, the chemistry between them overrode her common sense.

She stood in the bathroom’s entryway, leaned against the frame, and watched the object of her affection. Her body grew warm as she absorbed Deion’s dark, mocha skin and perfectly chiseled body. His bald head shined, and his beard with a few specs of premature gray sparkled. Adina was in love with this man and he with her. Yet, a tinge of sadness covered her soul.

One year of bliss and she’d have to break the news that her singing career was taking a favorable turn. Her manager, Maxwell Alston, called about a six-month gig in Europe which could lead to a recording contract. It was a dream realized. To sing for a living was all she’d ever wanted to do. She couldn’t pass up the opportunity, but how would she tell him? She shook