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WITH IRRESISTIBLE QUARTERBACK. To write the second generation of Powerful Friends, I needed to bring the Scott Rhodes Brothers to life. I love writing about cowboys and Logan Clarckson was a gift to me, it is the continuation of a family that I love very much, the Clarcksons and the Dawsons, they are all part of the Dawson Western series. And yes, we will have the continuation of this family...

many characters were born in this book. I hope you enjoy having this contact with the Scott Rhodes family once again. I wish you a great read. Thank you for your love, support and encouragement to continue writing. Gratitude to God for the honor of giving me enough creativity to create new worlds, stories that leave my heart warm. Good reading. With love, Flávia Padula. Chapter 1 I still have access to Jayden's house, my ex-boyfriend. He didn't prevent my access, because he had no reason to. I'm not a psychopathic ex-girlfriend who stalks him, on the contrary, since I discovered his betrayal with the pop singer we've never spoken again and he hasn't sought me out to explain. It was as if the scandal that surrounded us in the first few weeks was the warning he wanted to give, but didn't have the courage to look me in the eye to say. And it hurt, like a knife. It still hurts, and I'm only here because I have no choice. Unfortunately, the situation has gotten out of control and there are certain things I cannot do alone. I mean, I can, but it's not fair to have a child without the father knowing that he is also responsible for a human being on the face of the Earth. It's the least I can do for the eight-week-old baby growing in my womb. How Jayden will receive this news is another condition and I have no power over it. Discovering that I was pregnant was a hard blow, because it wasn't planned, I'm twenty-six years old and I thought about having children only after I was thirty when I was ready to start a family. And the other part of the pain is because Jayden and I are no longer together after years of dating and a six-month engagement. I met him through a mutual friend, he owns a modeling agency, one of the biggest in the world. I don't know exactly what enchanted me about him, but I fell in love and love came. Or I thought it was love. Maybe it was on my part, because on his I'm sure it never was. Whoever loves does not betray. If he loved and respected me, he would have ended the relationship before moving on to someone else, it's the least he could ask for in the name of a good relationship. But people like Jayden don't know the meaning of thinking about others, they're too selfish for that. I hear the sound of guitars and drums. Now Jayden has decided that he is a rock star and has put together a band to start recording some songs, certainly influenced by his new girlfriend with whom he is completely in love, at least that's what the tabloids say. They increase, but never invent. However, he is a terrible singer, I have always been honest with him in this regard. Maybe, it drove us apart and he found someone who would lie to him just to please him. I don't please anyone. My agent says this is a flaw because people don't want to hear the truth. My heels resonate across the marble floor of the balcony towards the room where they are playing, I stop at the door and adjust my black dress, tube style. My red hair is tied back in a ponytail and I'm wearing my sunglasses. Beautiful as hell, I would never go there to tell him that he's going to be a father with bags under his eyes from crying and for him to feel sorry for me. I stop and look around. I hear horrible music, it could be anything but rock. The musicians stop playing when I appear. Jayden has his eyes closed screaming into the microphone and opens his eyes without understanding anything. That's when he sees me and gets scared. In a corner, a tall, thin woman stands up and walks towards him, staring at me. She wears tight jeans, a white top and a fur coat in the heat of the Los Angeles summer. Ridiculous. All women who date committed men have their place in hell. I think and keep myself full, while she asks Jayden: — What is this bitch doing here, Jay? Oh, I forgot to mention. The thirty-year-old adopted the nickname Jay because he is more commercial for the music industry. If only he knew how ridiculous it is. And I'm not saying this because he cheated on me, but because it finally dawned on me how I fell in love with such an idiotic and personalityless man. Who needs to be flattered to believe he is loved. - Calm! - he asks. — I'll take care of it. He comes towards me. - What are you doing here? – His voice sounds dry, indifferent. It's painful to think that you loved someone so much and now they treat you like you're worthless. How horrible it is to think that all the vows of love and everything that happened behind closed doors was a farce, just to satisfy the unhealthy ego of a narcissistic son of a bitch. - Do you have a minute? I need to discuss something serious with you, it's going to be quick – and I still have to say that I won't get in the way so he can hear me. The guy must be an asshole. If it weren't for our son, because, unfortunately, he is the father, I certainly wouldn't be here. — Tell me, I have nothing to hide from my band... or my girlfriend... I take a deep breath, controlling myself so I don't freak out. The slut comes walking towards us and hangs on his shoulder, looking at me with a taste of victory. Does she really believe she won? That by taking it from me, she is happy? With me, it lasted two and a half years, we'll see how long she can bear to satisfy his narcissistic personality, and when she can't do it anymore, he'll discard her and find someone else to start this vicious circle again. Of course I feel angry at her! How could she not? But, at the same time, it hurts. It will be nice to see her fall one day. I will not lie. But I am more than that. I'm more than a man who sucks and a woman who doesn't value herself. — Okay... – I force a smile —, I'm pregnant... I'm taken by surprise by the slap I get in the face and it makes my glasses fall off. Jayden grabs his crazy girlfriend by the waist and lifts her, moving away from me, while she stretches her arms to try to pull my hair and screams, hysterical, calling me a liar and a slut. This attitude is so low and ridiculous