Delicate Dame (Adair Legacy Book 4) by KL Donn

Author:KL Donn [Donn, KL]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-11-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Jax

“She’s tough,” Saint reassures as he watches me from his perch against the doorframe leading down the hallway to the spare room where the doctor is examining Scotlyn.

The desire to accompany her and stay by her side nearly outweighs my parental instinct to be here for my girls. “She is,” I agree. “But he stole something from her. Something that will take her a long-ass time to recover from.” And I’m going to kill Tumarov for it.

“It’s not the first time.” I sit up straighter at his words while my girls continue eating breakfast while quietly watching cartoons.

Standing up, I walk closer to Saint. “What do you mean?”

Without looking at me, he says, “Scotty is different. She has a light inside of her. It’s addictive, alluring. Men want it. They want her. What they want most, unfortunately, is to extinguish it.” His cold gaze slides to me for a split second. “Easton, Bishop, and I spent years preventing it from happening. Scared off more pricks than she knew even existed.”

Saint pauses as we hear Scotlyn’s soft cry and whimper from beyond the closed door. Both of us poised to step forward but don’t because she's requested privacy. Neither of us wanting to ask why but suspecting.

“She left for school, then moved here, where all her dreams came true. She had her dream career, her best friend, and a man who was drawn to her light.” The more he speaks, the darker his words become, and I have a feeling about where this is going. “Nick beat her to within an inch of her life. He tried to isolate her, to cut off contact with her family.”

“You didn’t let him.” He doesn’t have to say it aloud. I’d have done the same thing for my own sister.

“She didn’t. When he was finally arrested, he pled guilty and got six months.” A sick smile spreads across his face. “He never made it out alive.”

“Damn shame,” I mutter as the door opens, and Sarah comes out, closing it behind her.

“She’s resting now. Nothing is broken, though there was a displaced rib. That’s the cry you heard. Thank you for not bursting through the door.” Her gaze slides between us. “She has a slight concussion that is on the mend, but she’s still in a lot of pain. Wake her up every few hours still, get her talking, drinking lots of water, and no heavy foods. Soups, toast, scrambled eggs, keep it light and bland for a couple of days. She’ll need help in the shower, as well, but no hanky-panky.” With a wink, she pats my shoulder and leaves as quietly as she came.

“You break her heart, Slade, and those little girls won’t stop me from breaking your neck,” Saint warns before entering the room to check on his little sister.

I get it; I get him. If the things that have happened to Scotlyn happened to Gracin, I’d be just as likely ready to kill as him. In fact, I’ve done the very same.

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