Page 167 of His White Moonlight
“The other guy’s,” Bennett said roughly.
Gio pulled the back of my shirt down.
“She said her back hurt.The bruises aren’t deep, and nothing seems broken.If you want, we can do some X-rays.”
Bennett’s gaze stayed on me.
“Your choice,” he said.
I shook my head.“Not much can be done for a fractured rib anyway.”
“Odd thing for someone your age to know,” Gio said.
I glanced at him.“The school I went to, though, is known for its great education.”
“They offer medical courses now?”
“No.”
He frowned and glanced at Bennett.
“I’ll leave you two to talk and get the discharge papers ready.”
“Thank you, Gio,” Bennett said as the doctor left.
Alone, we stared at one another.
“I’ll go first,” I said when the silence stretched.“I don’t blame you for anything that happened last night.If you try continuing anything that I started when I wasn’t in my right mind, I will, though.”
He tucked his hands into his pockets and nodded once.
“Mom said you know who drugged you and paid the man to attack you.”
“I do.Don’t you want to ask if I know the guy?”
Surprise shifted over his expression before his mask slipped into place.
“I’m sorry.I assumed you didn’t.Do you know him?”
“No.I just wanted to know if Lindi's comments made you doubt me.What took you so long?”
He briefly closed his eyes, his expression pained, before he hid that away.
“Lindi.”
He didn’t say anything else.He didn’t need to.I knew how she worked.Yet, he hadn’t stayed with her.He hadn’t believed a word she’d said.He’d believed me.He’d stayed with me.
I’d always heard that mates were protective of each other, but it was the first time I’d felt it.
“What would you do if I gave you the name of the person who drugged me?”
He opened his eyes, and the intensity of his gaze made me hopeful for the revenge I might finally get.
“Anything you want me to do,” he said.
I smiled and drew my knees up to my chest under the hospital gown.“I like that answer.”
He slowly approached the bed and sat in Mom’s chair.
