Sanctuary (RiffRaff Records Book 5) by L.P. Maxa

Author:L.P. Maxa [Maxa, L.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948029193
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
Published: 2018-04-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Evie

I was awake, but opening my eyes felt like a chore. I was hot, and it was hard to move. I lifted my head, checking my surroundings. It was still dark outside—there was almost zero light filtering in through the grey curtains. Wait. My curtains were white. And I didn’t have a dog…did I? Was I at my parents’ house?

I turned my head to the left. Nope. Not at home. “What the actual fuck, Nicky?” I shoved his arm off my stomach, waking Ollie in the process. “Are you insane? I’m pretty sure this is considered kidnapping.”

“Calm down, little bird.” His voice was groggy, like he was still mostly asleep. “You passed out before I could get directions to that chick’s studio, so I brought you here.”

“She was in your shop, getting tattooed by your friend.” I sat up, scratching Ollie under her chin. It wasn’t her fault her dad was batshit crazy. “You could have called and asked.”

Nicky rolled on his back, putting his gorgeously defined torso on display. “And then what? Carry you inside a stranger’s house and drop you on her couch.”

I looked down at him in the dark. “Yeah, or maybe you could have woken me up.” I was pissed that he’d brought me here. I was pissed that he kept trying to help me. And I was pissed that I needed help in the first place. I was mad at Nicky, but I was mad at myself too. “You’re the worst.” He wasn’t anywhere near the worst. He was the best, at everything, unfortunately for me. I gave myself a mental headshake. Now wasn’t the time to start remembering how good Nicky was in bed. “Where is my purse?” I needed to get out of here before I started to drool.

“Your phone is charging on the nightstand. But your purse is locked in my safe.” Nicky sat up in bed, clicking on a lamp and then turning to face me. “Your pills are flushed down the toilet.”

“What?” I shoved him with shaky hands. I carried my pills with me, but I wasn’t stupid; I had more at home. “Who the hell do you think you are? Fuck, Nick. You aren’t my father, you aren’t my therapist—”

“No, I’m the guy that you keep passing out on.”

I sent him one of my best sneers. “Falling asleep isn’t a crime.”

“You don’t fall asleep, Evie, you collapse. Your body gives up, and you go limp. Bleu wanted to call an ambulance the other night.”

I got out of his warm bed, sparing my bare legs a quick glance. He changed me out of my dress? I waved my hands down my body. “And why the hell do you think it’s okay to look at me naked?” I shook my head, glaring at him. “You want me off my pills? You have an odd fucking way of showing it, because every fucking step you take only makes me feel like I’m spiraling further out of control.”

Before Nicky, I could handle my life.

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