Gauge by Susan A. Bliler

Author:Susan A. Bliler
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, Suspense, Sci-Fi
ISBN: 1495432750
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2014-02-03T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Gauge continued to visit the infirmary. Most days Ella slept, and when she wasn’t sleeping she was demanding to see her daughter. Gauge, like Jenny, tried to convince Ella that it would be best if Alysa didn’t see her mother in her current condition. He hated using the excuse, but he knew it was the only argument that kept Ella from ripping out the IV’s connected to her arm and hunting down her child.

Today, he was looking forward to his visit. Something about the revelation that Ella knew all about his kind had him feeling light hearted and—much to his displeasure—giddy!

Stepping into her room, he was annoyed to find Monroe seated next to Ella. As Gauge entered, the scent of her tears hit him first and he couldn’t control the growl that vibrated his chest as his eyes darted from Ella’s soft features, contorted in anger, to Monroe as he sat with his back to Gauge.

“I’ve told you a hundred times, Mr. StoneCrow. I fell!”

Monroe turned cautiously to eye Gauge as he stood glaring down at the CEO.

“Get out!” Gauge bit out between clenched teeth.

Monroe stood and straightened his suit coat before looking up to meet Gauge’s angry glare. “We need answers, Gauge.”

Behind Monroe, Ella sniffed quietly and exhaled a shaky breath. She was exhausted, apparently having been fending off Monroe’s inquires for some time.

Gauge’s eyes slid from Monroe to Ella then back before he took a step closer in warning, his hands balling into tight fists at his side. “Get the fuck out, Monroe!”

Monroe smirked then strode past Gauge. “You know I’ll get my answers one way or the other. I suggest you save me the trouble.”

With Monroe gone Gauge claimed his seat and reached for Ella’s hand when he felt something hit his knee. Looking down, his anger swelled as he saw the light gray cord with a red button on the end as it dangled from the side of the bed. It was for Ella to self-medicate when she felt the need for pain medication. The device was on a timer to prevent overdose, and he knew she’d used it often over the past few weeks.

He reached down and grabbed the device before looking up and locking eyes with her. He pressed the button and heard the machine moan as it administered the pre-measured painkiller into her IV. His eyes dulled and his teeth creaked under the pressure of his clamped jaw. “He was keeping this from you for answers!” It wasn’t a question.

Ella shook her head, “N-n-no. He wouldn’t do that.”

He scented the lie, and was on his feet and out of the room before Ella could protest.

In the hall, Gauge raced down the narrow corridor that led out of the infirmary, slamming open the doors at the end of the hall before picking up speed and racing through the lobby to the doors that led outside. He kicked the outer door open and shifted before his foot was even back on the ground. Three rapid strokes of his large gray wings and he was soaring up.

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