Awake My Heart (The Bentini Brothers Book 3) Read Online Free

isn’t, but you are hurting the boys. 
They can not help how they feel.  Is it wrong for them to want to be
with the women they love?”
         “Yes! If they are the wrong women!  And they are Dom.  Oh, I
don’t have anything against Katherine or Tiressa, I think they are wonderful
girls.  However, I want my sons to have wives who bring something substantial
to their marriage…who can elevate them.  I want my children to have what we
have.”
         “They do have what we have Marella!  They have love!  And that
is everything!  If you refuse to accept that, you will destroy our family.  You
will rip asunder all that we have nurtured and built together.  You know that I
speak the truth.  We raised our boys to be strong and independent.”  Taking his
wife’s chin in his hand, he tilts her face up to his, speaking softly, but resolutely,
“You know you will lose if you force them to choose between a mother’s love and
their woman’s love.”
         The limousine comes to a smooth stop and the door swings open
almost immediately.  Jake patiently wait for his employers to exit the vehicle,
dutifully pretending that he is not aware of the strain between them and the
cause.  Indeed, all of the mansion staff knows about the family drama and has long
since taken sides. 
         As soon as Mr. and Mrs. Bentini enter the mansion, they go
their separate ways.  Mr. Bentini thinking that no matter how long it takes he
will continue to help his beloved wife see the error of her ways.  Mrs. Bentini
contemplates how awful it has been to have one son estranged from her and how
much she doesn’t want another son refusing to be in the same room with her. 
But mostly, she’s afraid that her husband is right…she will lose both of them
if she persist in throwing down edicts and trying to force them to live their lives
according to her wishes. 
     
     
     
    ***
     
     
     
         William quickly gets to his feet as the nurse enters the
waiting room with an anxious looking couple following closely behind her.  “Mr.
Bentini, this is Mr. and Mrs. Walters.”  As they shake hands and exchange stiff
greetings, the nurse hastens to continue, “I’ve informed Mr. and Mrs. Walters
that the doctors are examining their daughter and will be with you all shortly.”
         “Thank you Nurse.”  He can’t remember her name, but he
appreciates her kindness—she was one of the few people in the Intensive Care Unit
who didn’t give him a hard time when Kathy was first brought up.
         “Mr. Bentini, how is Katherine?  Have there been any change
since the last time we talked? The nurse wouldn’t say,” an overwrought Mrs.
Walters clings to her husband’s arm.
         Seeing that she looks to be on the verge of collapsing, Will urges
her to have a seat.  “No, I’m afraid there has been no change.  She has been
unconscious since the accident.  As the nurse said, the doctors are examining her
and when they finish hopefully we’ll know more.”  It suddenly hits Will that
these people are Kathy’s parents—his future in-laws.  Looking into their
worried faces, he wonders if they know about his relationship with their
daughter. 
         Dr. Phillips and Dr. Campbell walk into the waiting room with similar
solemn expressions.  Not giving the doctors a chance to speak first, Will quickly
introduces Kathy’s parents and then, between one breath and the next, pounces, “Well?
Is she awake?  Are there any changes?!”
         Dr. Phillips takes the lead, “I’m sorry William, Mr. and Mrs.
Walters, although it appears that some of the swelling and pressure on the
brain has decreased, there have been no significant changes.  Kathy hasn’t
regained consciousness.”
         While the Walters comfort each other, Will explodes, “What the
hell is going on Dr. Phillips, you said we would know something in
twenty-fours.  Damnit, it’s been at least forty-eight hours and nothing