Blindsided: Renegades 7 (The Renegades Series) by Melody Heck Gatto

Author:Melody Heck Gatto [Heck Gatto, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-14T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Sam

Sam let Trina put Willow down in her crib alone. Sometimes he liked to help put the toddler to bed and wish his sunshine good night. Tonight, the little girl had fallen asleep on the ride home. It was for the best. Sam loved his family but was in no mood for any of it tonight. If he had his way, he’d prefer to be alone.

He was starting to feel the physical side effects from the stress of today. A dull ache was forming around his temple and in his jaw. Sitting on the couch, he put his head back into the soft cushion and closed his eyes. The loud silence of the room surrounded him, but it was as if fireworks were going off behind his closed eyelids.

Soft footsteps told him that Trina was returning. He continued to lounge back on the couch, but opened his eyes just in time to see her sit down and cuddle up beside him. She snuggled in to his side, slid her arm across his body and rested her head on his chest.

He didn’t deserve the love she was showing him. She should be mad at him for screwing everything up. She should know what kind of a loser he was.

“Babe, everything okay?” Her voice was soft and caring. And it made him feel like shit.

How am I supposed to answer this? If he didn’t have to tell her what was going on, he’d rather not. Taking unauthorized pain pills. That’s not something he was proud of. “Yeah.” Sam ran his hand along her long hair. He was so lucky to have her, and he didn’t want to let her down. There was no chance of that now.

After a few moments, he slid out from under her. “It’s been a long day. I’m going to go get ready for bed. Join me in a few?”

Trina nodded but didn’t move. Sam made sure the doors were locked, then headed upstairs. He looked in on Willow before retiring to their bedroom. His jaw ached from gritting his teeth. His temples throbbed from how high his blood pressure must’ve been during his meeting with Rob. His stomach churned, and acid ran up the back of his throat.

It’d been too long since he’d taken the last pill. The base of his skull ached, causing a shooting pain into his head, which was now throbbing. His neck was stiff and achy, and he stretched it side to side, hoping to find some sort of relief. But he knew only one thing was going to help. Reaching into his nightstand, he looked for the prescription bottle. But it wasn’t there. He searched the drawer for the bottle, but it was gone. What the hell? It was there this morning.

“Tri, did you move my headache pills?” he barked. Sam didn’t want to yell and maybe wake Willow, but the pain was increasing quickly, and he was growing nervous. Controlling his temper was not high on his list at the moment; he just needed a pill.

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