Page 34 of Wilde Secrets

“I’m fine.” Harper insisted, lifting her hands to fend off further questions.

Unfortunately Cassie was nothing if not persistent. “After any traffic accident you really need to get checked out.”

“If I felt like I needed to, I would.”

Cassie huffed, but Logan spoke before she could. “If she doesn’t want to go, she doesn’t have to, Cass.”

Cassie’s lips thinned.

Harper looked between them. “I really am fine. Just a couple of bruises, and some aches.”

She would have been in a lot worse state had she stayed in the car, but Logan pushed that thought out of the way. Harper had a job to do, and he was going to make it happen.

“You ready to go?” He asked Harper, cutting off Cassie before she could say anything else.

Harper nodded and Logan pushed to his feet, picking up the guitar case in one hand and gesturing for Harper to go in front of him.

“See you later, Cassie.” Rowan grabbed half of her muffin before she could stop him and grinned.

“Thief!”

Logan heard Rowan laughing as they left Wilde Buns.

They were just about to climb into the truck when Cassie dashed from Wilde Buns and stopped, looking up and down the street. When she saw them, she jogged toward them, her brown ponytail bouncing with her steps.

“Hey, Harper!” She called as she ran closer.

Harper turned, one hand on the seat of the truck as Cassie slowed to a walk.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be pushy.”

Harper smiled. “That’s ok. I really am fine.”

Cassie nodded and ran a hand over her hair before looking away and then back to Harper. “I overreacted.” She glanced to Logan and he knew what she was going to say before she said it. “We lost a brother in a car accident. I find it difficult…”

“I’m sorry.” Harper turned away from the truck to focus on Cassie. “I didn’t realize.”

Cassie nodded. “It’s alright, it was a long time ago. Kind of still surprises you with how much it hurts though.”

Harper nodded. “Yeah, I know.”

“I just didn’t want you to be hurt and not get treatment, you know?”

Harper smiled and Logan’s heart lurched.

“How about I promise to go to the clinic if I notice anything out of the ordinary?”

Cassie considered her and then nodded. “Ok.”

“Good,” Harper said with a small smile. She turned to get into the truck.

“I’d just hate to see Isla Holden’s sister end up hurt,” Cassie said with a laugh.

Harper paused, one hand resting on the seat and one foot on the step ready to climb into the truck. “What did you say?” Her fingers on the seat curled into a fist.

“You are Isla Holden’s sister, right?”

Harper stepped out of the truck and turned to face Cassie. Taking a step backwards, she turned to face Logan.

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