Fallen (Redemption Reigns MC Book 3) by Juli Valenti

Author:Juli Valenti [Valenti, Juli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Juli Valenti
Published: 2017-05-28T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Sarah walked into Fallen’s apartment, surprised that’s where he’d led them, but didn’t say anything. The place had a shower, as well as a set of clean clothes she’d stashed there, and that was all she really cared about.

Throwing her key onto the kitchen bar counter, she continued walking, her steps even as she made her way into his bedroom. From the sound of his boots, he wasn’t far behind her, but she didn’t turn to check. Her mission was to wash the blood off her, her mind on autopilot, like it often was after a long, messy surgery.

Surgery, yes. That’s all it was. It was a gunshot wound in the ER you sewed up. The blood on your clothes, in your hair, under your nails, is your patient’s. She survived, she’s good, the voice in her head consoled, but she shook it, refusing to listen.

“No. The blood I’m covered in is that of my enemies. I stayed alive, I kept my cool under pressure. I kept those in my circle alive to fight another day.”

“You also sent a message to SL that our girls are not weak. That in the absence of any of your men, you can take care of yourself - it’s equally a powerful and dangerous statement to make,” Fallen’s voice said from behind her. Sarah jumped slightly, not having realized he’d been so close, and blood rushed to her cheeks, shame from being so shaken. “Are you okay?”

Ire rose inside her. He’d asked before they’d left the restaurant. He’d asked at every red light they’d stopped at. He’d asked as they pulled into the parking lot of his apartment complex. She was flat-out sick and tired of being asked that damn question, and she said so.

“I’m fine. I’m not my grandmother’s china. I’m not something pretty to look at, to be kept in a glass-fronted cabinet for the world to admire. I’m fine.”

He sighed. “I understand that. But I also understand you’ve been standing in this room, unmoving, for the last ten minutes, rubbing your hurt arm. You’ve been rooted in one place, mumbling to yourself until it turned into downright talking to the air. I understand that, while your words are strong, you’ve been trembling since the moment I walked into the aftermath of the whole situation. So, forgive me, but I’m more than slightly concerned.”

Sarah merely stared at the man standing in front of her. Had that much time truly passed? Where had it gone? She could have sworn she’d just entered the room. And she wasn’t rubbing her arm, was she?

A cursory glance down confirmed she was, so badly in fact that she’d caused the skin to break open further, her hand spreading the blood from her elbow to her wrist. The fresh crimson was bright on her fingers, mixing with the remnants of Annie’s. And, even more, he was right. Her heart rate was up, her breathing faster than a normal rest pace, and her chest and legs remained in a constant quiver.

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