Rellik by Teresa Mummert

Author:Teresa Mummert [Mummert, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Music, Adult
ISBN: 9781493738045
Amazon: 1493738046
Barnesnoble: 1493738046
Goodreads: 18901106
Publisher: Teresa Mummert
Published: 2014-10-26T18:30:00+00:00

Honest

Chapter 19—Ella

Honest: free of deceit

I should have seen the signs, been aware of when someone was taking advantage of me. I shook my head at the thought. He didn’t take advantage of me. He was curious as to why I was searching for him, and I practically threw myself at him.

I still didn’t have my answers, and if I was honest with myself, I wasn’t seeking the truth. I was seeking revenge.

I rubbed the back of my hand over my nose as I thought of my doll my mother had made me. It was my only connection to her, and it was gone, possibly forever.

I couldn’t go to my apartment or to work, knowing now that Maric was close to Ryder. As a person who prided herself on being a loner, I’d never felt this alone in my entire life. It was a dull aching in my chest, as if the world were closing in on me. I was going to break down. Focusing on righting the wrongs of my past had always kept me going, but I’d hit a wall.

Maybe it was time to accept that those who’d hurt me were going to get away with it, moving on to new victims. But Ryder was a different kind of animal. I pretended I was strong as a means of self-preservation, but Ryder was the real deal. He was a beast and willing to do what beasts do. It terrified me. I’d wanted to meet him on my own terms, to know he could be trusted.

I slipped into the back corner of the library where computers lined the wall. I sat down at the one in the corner, to allow myself some privacy if anyone else showed. Most people had access to the Internet at home, so I was usually left to myself.

I pulled up the search page and typed in Silver Lake Hospital. There were endless pages for the facility. Even though Ryder was a minor when Katie died and his name left from the news, the online articles all had lengthy comment sections where others were not as quiet about his identity. I was hoping for another lucky lead.

“You’re not going to find patient information on the Internet.” Ryder’s voice in my ear caused me to jump. I spun around, my eyes scanning the empty room.

“You forgot your shoes.” He glanced down at my bare feet as he held up a pair of my sandals.

“I left in a hurry.”

“So you did.” He tossed the shoes on the ground, the sound echoing in the quiet space.

“You want me to thank you?” I snapped as I grabbed the shoes and strapped them on my feet. He laughed, shaking his head in frustration.

“Last night was all the thanks I need.”

I narrowed my eyes as he smirked.

“Fuck you.”

“We did that already. I just want to talk.” He tilted his head, eyebrow raised as he waited for me to decide what I wanted. “Come on, Ella. I’m trying to be nice here.”

“It takes a lot for effort for you, doesn’t it?”

“At the moment, yes.

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