Barely alive.
"Shhh," I murmur to Roland's kids.
Using the key Sheldon gave me, we slip inside Roland's house.
"Daddy!" Halle screams, shooting through the living room.
Sprawled across the floor, he lies in a pool of liquid. Terror fuels my legs to race for him.
"Hey, you guys, Daddy is sleeping. Go upstairs while I help him, okay?"
His kids whimper, and begin wailing. It's too soon for them to see this.
"Is he alive?" Rome asks.
I check his pulse since I'm not sure either. I'm relieved to feel the inside of his wrist thump. "Of course, he is. He's just very tired. Let me help him."
I shoo them up the stairs to get ready for bed.
"Princess?" Her name drags from his mouth while he still sleeps.
"N-no. It's Neera. Come on. Let's get you to bed."
Throwing off my coat, I ignore the stench and prepare for the job of pulling him up.
This the fifth and final book of the Explore Men of the Hamptons series- Roland and Neeraja. The saga of romance, riches, and rivalries continues among the brothers who revolutionized adventure and vacationing in the Black Hamptons— Kevin, Solomon, Lion, Keenan and now Roland.
*Strong language and medium-heat sex