Page 86 of Reaper's Claim

It was now that I realized I wasn’t that unlucky. In fact, I was actually lucky to have run into Brad tonight because I don’t think any other guy would have stopped what he was doing and taken me to the hospital. Well, forced me to go to the hospital.

Chapter32

Abby

I was all about new experiences. Well, I was all about them now that I had grown up. Even I would admit that as a teenager, I was very sheltered. Still, there are some new things I didn’t want to experience, such as a broken wrist.

Kim was giving me a sideways smirk.

“Shut up.” I pointed a finger at her after catching her expression in the mirror. “You can’t say anything.”

“I hadn’t said anything.” She crossed her arms, giving me a cocky smirk. “Can’t believe Dad hasn’t said anything yet.”

“I don’t see that as a bad thing.” Seriously, if I could avoid a lecture from Dad, I would. “In fact, I’m making an effort to avoid him.”

“I’m sure he has noticed,” she arched an eyebrow at me.

“Come on. Don’t make me feel bad about it.” I huffed and put my hands on my hip. “It is more than acceptable to give him some space, you know? That way, he is less likely to kill me.”

“I think he is more worried that you want to kill him.”

Surely Dad wouldn’t be thinking that I was avoiding him because I was mad athim.I was scared he was going to throw me out.

“I guess it’s been a few days,” I grumbled. Maybe I should stop being invisible.

“Have you seen Reaper?” She made an effort to not sound overly interested.

Just his name sent my stomach into a knot. “No, I haven’t.”

“What, not at all? Since it happened?”

Why did she sound so outraged?

“He left that morning Kim. Wasn’t like I could take him down.” It was true. He had ridden out that morning.

I couldn’t lie and say it hadn’t bothered me. He hadn’t even checked to see if I was ok. He had just left.

“So he didn’t even see if you were ok? Before he rode out?”

God, why did she have to have that tone in her voice? I knew it was screwed up; I didn’t need her making it more obvious.

“I got back from the hospital, and he was gone.” I shrugged my shoulders. “It’s not a big deal.”

“So when is he back?”

“Today.” I met her judging eyes. “Well, that is what I’ve heard.”

“Uh huh.”

“Don’t say uh huh like that. It’s not a big deal. God, it’s just a broken wrist.”

Sure, I was downplaying it. I knew it was just a broken wrist, and it wasn’t that big of a deal. Still, the fact that Kade hadn’t even thought about seeing if I was ok before he left bothered me.

“Well, it’s past ten, so he must be here any minute then,” Kim smirked while heading for the bedroom door. “Oh,” she paused, holding the door open. “Go see Dad before he gets back.”

Since when did she become the one giving the good advice? I really wasn’t enjoying this change of roles.

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