Limitless: Rockers' Legacy (Sons of the Underground Book 2) by Terri Anne Browning

Author:Terri Anne Browning [Browning, Terri Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-28T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Ellianna

End of July

Phone to my ear, I walked into the bathroom on my way into the courthouse, a smile already on my face. “Which means everything is set?”

“Absolutely, Miss Chambers,” my adviser confirmed. “Your financial aid has already been verified. We have even secured a teaching assistant position for you in our English department for this coming semester after the stellar recommendations from your previous professors. If I’m being frank, we’re honored to have you attending.”

From one of the stalls, I heard someone unwrapping a tampon and figured I needed to finish this call. “I’m so relieved. Will all the details be in your next email?”

“Correct. I’m about to hit send now. The only other information we will require is if your financial aid needs to be extended to include housing. But,” she laughed like we were old friends, “we’re all aware that it won’t be needed. I mean…you know.”

My smile dropped, along with my stomach. I felt oddly queasy, and my first thought was maybe I’d gotten the stomach bug Josie had had the weekend before when I’d babysat her for Howler. “No, I’m not sure I do know.”

“Well.” Her laugh became strained. “With you living with Judge Bennet.”

At least she hadn’t said I was having sex with him. Or that I was his sub. My fingers went to the collar at my throat. I hadn’t taken it off once since Judge had put it on me. No one ever mentioned it, but I’d gotten a few second glances because of it.

“I mean, because you’re Mabel Chambers’s daughter, and you’re like family to the Bennets,” she further explained when I still didn’t return her laugh.

“Right,” I muttered with a forced smile. “He’s just like family.”

Thankfully, she ended the call, promising to send the email soon.

From inside the stall, the toilet was flushed, and the door opened. Rita walked out with her briefcase in hand, looking like a total bombshell. I wanted to hate her for being so damn beautiful. But she was too nice for that. In the nearly two months I’d known her, we’d become semi-friends.

“Morning, beautiful,” she greeted as she passed me on her way to the sink to wash her hands. “Did I hear you say financial aid?”

I nodded and pressed my hand to my stomach, still feeling sick. “Yes, I start my senior year in a few weeks.”

“Then I guess you won’t be hanging around this old place as much?” I nodded, and she gave me a pout. “Too bad. So, Georgetown? I thought I heard Judge talking to someone about that last week.”

Fighting the nausea, I walked over beside her and turned on the second faucet, hoping a little cool water on my wrists would help. “No, I told him I don’t want Georgetown.”

Even though he’d said he could get me in, I didn’t want my dream school like that. Just like I hadn’t wanted his freaking “scholarship” money. If I couldn’t get it on my own, then I didn’t deserve it.

She snorted.

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