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He scoffed, handing me the cigarette for a drag. “You’re beautiful Abby, you aren’t any club whore, so don’t let any of them get you down.”

I swallowed a thankful smile and climbed into the truck.

How could one nice word from him make up for all the shit stuff he does?

“Been meaning to ask, how’s the wrist?” he asked once we were heading up the highway.

I still hated the cast; it was sweaty and ugly. “Still there. Been meaning to ask you,” I gave him a quick sideway glance “What got you locked up?”

His expressionlessface turned to a heated expression immediately.

“Someone crossed a line, and that is all you need to know.”

“I hate that.” I snapped, shooting him a sharp glare, “When you block me outlike that? Just deflect the question and yet when I do it, you won’t stop till I give in.”

He winked. “That’s just the way it is darlin’.”

I pursed my lips. Maybe I wouldn’t let it just be that way anymore. I didn’t have to tell him everything, or anything really.

Something Kim said earlier rang in my mind.We can’t depend on them.

She was right, and as of tomorrow, I was doing something about it. I wouldn’t spend my life asking questions, getting half answers and dodging bullets. I needed a backup plan for myself.

I needed something outside the club.

I knew now; I needed to talk to Kim.

***

“You and I need to talk.” I closed Kim’s bedroom door behind me. My sudden invasion startled her, and she snapped her laptop closed.

“Would it kill you to knock?” she snapped.

“Like you ever do!” I jumped on her bed, wriggling my way up to the top. “We have some serious decisions to make.”

She gave me a mocking expression. “Since when did I become the smarter twin?”

“Weneed to get our own source of income because we can’t just rely on Dad always being there, and I refuse to get chained to a biker.”

“Funny how you see marriage as being chained,” Kim pointed out. “I’m already one step ahead of you.”

She opened her bedside drawer and pulled out a folder. Suddenly I was nervous and felt nauseated knowing what Kim had signed us up for.

“Guess what, sis,” Kim said with a broad smile on her face and the open folder in front of her. “We’re going to university!”

Chapter 45

Abby

I stared at her. Then I stared at her a bit longer, then I swung a closed fist, which she narrowly ducked.

“YOU DID WHAT!” I screamed while launching across the bed at her, again narrowly missing her.

“Would you let me explain myself and put your fists down!” She skipped across the room. Any minute now and she was going to be in my grasp.

“THIS EXPLAINS THE BOY AT THE SUPERMARKET!” I exclaimed, pointing a judging finger at her. “Hehadseen me around campus, but he had mistakenme for you.”

“Boy, what boy?” Her ears pricked up at that.

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