Royally Bad (Bad Boy Royals Book 1) by Nora Flite

Author:Nora Flite [Flite, Nora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503942790
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2017-03-31T18:30:00+00:00

- CHAPTER THIRTEEN -

SAMMY

The rosebushes blocked out most of the sky. Lifting my arm, I spread my fingers, pretending to grab one of the pink flowers. The world around me cascaded with birdsong, and the air smelled divine.

No one would have guessed how miserable I was.

I have to get out of this place. I’d already tried once; right after the morning meeting about my mystery attacker, I’d kicked the front door open and looked for an escape.

It was very dramatic, and I like to think I looked like a badass. But then I’d ended up wandering around like a lost puppy. The cars parked on the large, round driveway were all locked. Everything in the garage was no better.

Flustered, I’d stomped back into the front yard, ignoring how everyone was watching me through the windows. Their stares burned on my neck, reminding me that of course I was being watched.

Kain had come to the front doors, standing on the landing. “Sammy,” he’d called to me. “Come inside, let me talk to you.”

Holding my head high, I’d walked on stiff legs around the side of the house. My ears rang with my name on his tongue. There were a million things I wanted to say to him, many of them not meant for children to hear.

Let him simmer, I told myself. If I couldn’t control my escape, then I’d control what I could. I didn’t have to speak to any of them. Especially not Kain.

I’d thought he was on my side. That had been my mistake.

Afterward, I’d heard three of the cars rev up. Even lying in the backyard, I could tell they were driving east off the property. The metallic clang of the front gate slamming shut made my heart skip.

Since then, I’d been lying in my shaded part of the garden for a couple of hours. How was I going to get out of here? I needed to see my mother, and what was going to happen to my business? My appointments? Everything was turning to shit.

The scent of hay broke through the fragrance of roses. A shadow blocked out the sun, making me blink and look up. With a giant smile on her round face, Matilda looked down on me. “Hey, stranger, what are you doing back here?” she asked.

Sitting up, I dusted grass off of my back. “Didn’t you hear? I’m . . .” I stopped myself. Matilda was watching me curiously. Does she not know I’m supposed to be kept on the property? The first seed of an idea grew. “You work with the horses, right?”

“Yup.” Gripping the dirty sides of her torn jeans, Matilda beamed. “Have for around five years now.”

The pride in her face made my heart swell. Standing, I ducked out from under the rosebush I’d been hiding beneath. “So if I wanted to ride one, you’re the girl I need to see.”

“Oh. Um.” Her eyes darted back toward the stables. “Pretty much. Why, you wanna take one out?”

The pounding in my chest reached a crescendo.

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