Claiming Macie (Crave and Claimed Book 2) by Sam Crescent

Author:Sam Crescent [Crescent, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2022-03-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Wilson wasn’t an idiot.

He was aware Macie was hiding her college stuff from him. The answering machine message that was left by her teacher was a clear indication of that. In the past month, Macie hadn’t gone to college once. She hadn’t studied, at least, not when he saw her. Whenever he asked her about her work, she always had a reason or excuse not to do it.

She was failing. Her teachers were all concerned about her.

Macie was in the kitchen, cooking them dinner while he was in their bedroom, looking through the closet to find her bag. She’d hidden it behind his safe. He’d given her the combination. Inside his safe, he had two guns, a few files, and money in case of emergencies. He didn’t like to go through life without being prepared for potential problems he might face.

Pulling out her old, faded bag, he opened it, and there inside was her work.

He grabbed her books and flicked through them. Her writing was legible but just about. Looking through each book, he saw she struggled.

Wilson got to his feet, dropping the bag on the floor and heading to the kitchen.

He stood in the doorway, his hand behind his back that held her books.

She smiled at him. “Dinner is nearly ready. Just waiting for the steaks to finish.”

“Good. Then tell me about this.” He clicked the answering machine message and dropped the books onto the counter.

“Macie, it’s Professor Flint. I speak for all of your teachers when I say we are concerned. You have not been to a single class in over a month. I know you were struggling, and you were worried, but we do believe that we can—”

“Stop it,” Macie said. The smile on her face dropped.

There was no reason to continue playing it. He deleted the message and looked at her.

“I don’t know how they got this number,” Macie said.

“Simple. When you moved in with me, I called everyone that would need your phone number and forwarding address,” he said.

“You didn’t have to do that, and you shouldn’t be worrying about any of this, okay? It’s nothing.”

“Macie, your education isn’t nothing. I’ve asked you why you haven’t been attending, and now I find out that you’re lying to me.”

“I’m going to quit,” she said. “There, I said it. This isn’t important because I’m not going to keep on doing the same thing. I … I can’t do the work. I’m failing left and right. It is … impossible. I told you I was stupid and you’ve seen it. I can’t do it.”

“You’re not stupid,” he said.

Tears filled her eyes. “Yes, I am. Look at this.” She picked up the book and held it open. “I don’t understand any of it. I wanted to. I thought if I had extra time I could finally do this, but I can’t.” She threw the book across the room, followed by the next one.

He saw her pain, the desperation, and what upset him even more was her giving up.

Wilson rushed to her, pulling her into his arms.

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