Misleading Lake (Kings Reapers MC Book 6) by Nicola Jane

Author:Nicola Jane [Jane, Nicola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Knox Publishing
Published: 2021-07-04T23:00:00+00:00

I open my eyes and blink a few times. I keep drifting off to sleep like I have no control of it. Alaric’s still here. He smiles and moves to my side. “What happened?” I ask. My memory is fuzzy.

“Your ex turned up at the office,” says Alaric. He points to some Steri-Strips on his eyebrow. “He got mad. He didn’t like that we were hooking up.” Seems like Lake. “He got hands-on with you,” he adds, and I frown. That doesn’t sound like Lake at all. “He pushed you, and you fell into the door. It smashed and some of the glass went into your stomach.”

I place my hand over my stomach again. The padding makes sense now. “You lost a lot of blood. They thought you weren’t gonna make it. I’m so glad you did.” He squeezes my hand again, and I smile weakly. I need to see Lake. It just doesn’t sound like him. He’s never been violent towards me.

“Has he been to see me?” I ask.

Alaric shakes his head. “No. He was arrested shortly after the incident. He’s not been to the hospital at all. Your friend, Tillie, and another guy, erm, Connor? They came by, but I sent them away. You’re not up for visitors.”

“I’d like to see Tillie.”

He smiles stiffly. “Let’s see our son first,” he says. I frown again at his use of the word ‘our’ and he notices. “Seeing you hurt like that made me realise what’s important. And we were getting on, weren’t we?” he asks, and I nod. “I think we should make a real go of it.”

“It’s a lot to take in,” I manage to mutter.

“Of course, it is. I’ll let you rest and come back to see you later. I have a meeting with your dad soon anyway.” He kisses me on the forehead and leaves.

I’m drifting back to sleep when the nurse pops her head in. “You have a visitor. Mr. Clements asked that no visitors be allowed, but I wanted to check with you.”

“I want visitors,” I say, and she smiles, opening the door wider. Jacob steps in, and I burst into tears. I’m so happy to see him that when he leans in to kiss me, I throw my arms around him and hold him tight. “It’s so good to see you,” I whisper.

“You’d better tell me what’s been going on.” He takes a seat, and I fill him in.

“It just doesn’t sound like something Lake would do,” I finish.

“Trust your gut. You’re good at judging people, and if you say Lake wouldn’t do that on purpose, I believe you.”

“Maybe it could have happened accidentally,” I say, shrugging. “But Alaric made it sound like he attacked me.” I frown, trying to remember.

“Where’s Lake now?” asks Jacob.

I shrug. “Apparently, he was arrested, but he hasn’t been to the hospital.”

“You want me to go see him? Find out what happened?”

I smile gratefully. “That’s a good idea. You fancy meeting my baby boy before you play detective?” I ask, and Jacob smiles wide.

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