House of Paine - (A Romantic Suspense - Book 2) by Walker Kylie

Author:Walker, Kylie [Walker, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kylie Walker
Published: 2015-07-30T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Two and a half hours later Paige had both wounds sutured up and an IV drip running in Kevin’s arm. She also had a bigger audience. Jules had come and gone and then Roxi and Jake showed up. Damien was pacing the room and Roxi had taken over glaring at Alex.

“I’ve done what I can for him...he probably needs a blood transfusion and I can’t promise those wounds won’t get infected. He needs to be in a hospital.”

“No,” the three Paine’s said in unison. Paige met Jake’s eyes, the only other normal one in the room.

“You know...” Jake started.

“Yes, we know that you’re an attorney and just by virtue of being here you could get disbarred,” Roxi said. Paige was sure she was quoting it verbatim. “I’m sorry, Jake...but this is my father. No one is going to know that you were here. Once we move him home we’ll have this place so clean no one will ever know it was used as an operating room.”

“Where are all the people?” Paige asked. It was Friday afternoon. Why wasn’t anyone in the office?

“I called ahead,” Roxi said. “The owner is a friend. They sent the staff home early.”

“Nice,” Paige said, slightly sarcastically again. This world was so foreign to her. “I’d like for him to be awake before we move him again.”

“I have to go,” Alex said suddenly.

They all turned to look at him. “Where are you going?” Damien asked him.

“I need to shower. I have blood all over me. My father is expecting me at the house at seven.”

Roxi stepped up to her cousin. He towered over her and probably outweighed her by a hundred and fifty pounds of solid muscle. “You need to tell me what happened before you go.”

“He got mouthy with my father and then he pulled a gun. In Jackson’s defense, Kevin threatened him first.”

“Bullshit!” Damien said, “He wouldn’t be that stupid.”

Alex turned to his brother and with a scowl he said, “He was protecting you...and you,” he said to Paige. “Kramer is making a lot of noise. Jackson is trying to stop a war from starting. The only way for him to do that is to hand you and the evidence you have over to Kramer. You’re both playing with fire...and like Kevin; you’re going to get burned.”

“Why did Jackson leave him alive?”

“He expected me to clean up...the way I always do.”

“Why didn’t you?” Damien asked him.

Alex looked at his brother again. His blue eyes were blood shot and his shirt was covered in blood and sweat. Paige hated to defend Alex in any way...but she could see just by looking at him that he had given everything he had to saving Kevin’s life. None of them had thanked him. On the contrary, he’d been treated pretty poorly. Paige was well aware he was an asshole...but sometimes she could be too forgiving. Damien and Roxi didn’t seem to be afflicted.

“Because...he’s my uncle and your father,” Alex said. “I have to go now or you’ll be pulling a bullet out of me next.

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