Accidentally Engaged: A Romance Collection by Nikki Chase

Author:Nikki Chase [Chase, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-15T05:00:00+00:00

Aiden

“Yeah, sorry I can't be of more help, man. I’ll let you know if I hear anything about Aubrey,” Earl says over the phone.

“Thanks.” I end the call.

He's obviously lying.

Earl's one of my best friends, and he's great at many things, but lying isn't one of them. He said all the right words, and his explanation made complete sense, but the guilt . . . I could hear it in every syllable.

He wouldn't lie to me unless he's been instructed to do so by a higher authority: his wife. Which, of course, means that Hannah knows exactly where Aubrey is.

Hell, seeing as she's quit Oak Crest Hospital, Aubrey’s probably back in Vegas. She may even be at Hannah and Earl’s house right this moment.

If she was upset with her parents when she got back to Vegas, she would've opted to stay with her sister. And Aubrey definitely would've told her sister to tell her husband that she's not there.

Anger courses through my veins, quick as an arrow, filling my whole body with violent heat.

I can't blame Earl for lying to me, though. I probably would've done the same in his situation. His loyalty lies with his family, especially now that he's married. I get that.

The problem isn’t Earl. The problem is his asshole father-in-law, who keeps employing dirty tactics to take my woman away from me, again and again.

I swear if I catch sight of his ugly mug . . . Let’s just say it would be really hard for me to hold myself back.

I used to have to hold my own as a poor, skinny kid in a nasty neighborhood; some old, WASP-y nerd of a doctor would have no chance against me if this were to get physical.

That wouldn’t go very well with Aubrey, though. She doesn’t seem to be a big fan of her dad’s bullying ways, but she’d probably say something like, “violence is not the answer.”

I pull my duffel bag from my wardrobe and throw in a pair of jeans and a couple of T-shirts. I’ve checked the hospital and Aubrey’s apartment. I didn’t find her in either one of those places, obviously, so now it’s time to visit the next place on the list—with or without Earl’s confirmation.

I zip up my bag and turn off the light as I walk out of my bedroom.

“Where are you going with that big bag?” Mom asks when she sees me making my way across the living room.

“Vegas,” I say without breaking my step.

“What?” Mom jumps up from her couch and rushes to my side. “Did you get in trouble, A? Is it because of that girl?”

“Mom, I don’t have time to explain.”

“It’s that girl, isn’t it? I told you she was trouble.” Mom grabs my arm and refuses to let go.

I let out a big sigh. “Mom, I’m sure her dad tells her the same thing about me, okay? But I’m an adult now, and so is she. Everyone needs to stop trying to control our lives.”

“A, you don’t understand.

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