Rise (Broken Kings) Book 3 by Nikita Parmenter

Author:Nikita Parmenter [Parmenter, Nikita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“Good, we better get back to Mom then. She doesn’t like to be kept waiting, and I’m assuming that she knows that you came to get me?” Rylie asks.

“Yeah, she knows,” Ace replies and then adds, “I’m afraid it might be a little bit cramped in the SUV on the way back to the house. Fortunately, it’s only a short drive.”

Rylie shrugs and jokes, “Being in a confined space with five gorgeous men and a gorgeous woman sounds like something from one of my dreams; I think I can handle it. Even if Fredrick’s there.”

“Oh ouch, man,” Mal chuckles as he looks at a frowning Fredrick.

We all climb in the car, and I insist on being squished in the middle and leaving the edge for Rylie; after all, these are my men, and I will never say no to being squished up against them. When we get to the gate, they once again just wave us through, recognising our car, and don’t bother to stop and even talk to us, let alone search the vehicle, which they really should be doing, especially since we’re new faces around here.

As we drive, I keep an eye on Rylie, making sure that she’s really okay. She deals with things like I do and, like me, would rather keep it to herself than let someone know that she’s not okay. Fortunately, I think she was genuinely telling me the truth earlier when she said that she was okay because she doesn’t look like she’s fighting memories or demons. In fact, she just looks like she’s thinking about something really hard, like a complex math problem or something. It’s probably something to do with Fredrick and making sure that his punishment isn’t too severe. She’s not naïve; she knows that her mother would kill for this kind of infringement, and all of us in this car know that he doesn’t deserve that.

She remains quiet as we escort Fredrick and herself through the halls and directly to Mona’s office that we were in yesterday. If she isn’t in there, then she will be immediately informed that we are here and will meet us there shortly. As the door closes behind us, I try to catch Rylie’s eye to check on her, but she’s so deep in thought that she simply flops down in one of the chairs in front of her mother's desk and then stares off into space.

I know I should have visually checked her earlier, but I was so distracted by our easy camaraderie and the fact that I missed her and thought she could possibly be dead or worse, that I just didn’t do it. Since we have a couple of minutes to wait for Mona, I quickly give her a once-over as best as I can when she’s sitting down. She looks slightly dirty and a little bit disheveled, and there’s a slight bruise beginning to form on her cheek, but other than that, she looks absolutely fine, which eases the slight knot that had begun to form in my chest.

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