Savage Love (Ash and Innocence Book 2) by Penelope Bloom
Author:Penelope Bloom [Bloom, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-18T18:30:00+00:00
A steady, electronic beep rang in my ears.
I stirred, sitting up quickly and wincing because it felt like I had the hangover of the century once I moved. I looked around the room, blinking while the memory of what happened flooded back to me.
I was in a hospital bed, and I nearly passed out from shock when I saw Cassian Stone looming in the corner of the room, watching me.
He took a half step toward me, then hesitated. âYouâre up.â He seemed to settle for trying to sound disinterested, but he was here. Heâd come to the hospital and heâd been waiting for me to wake up, hadnât he?
âWorried somebody else would get the satisfaction of killing me first?â
He flashed a rare half smile at that, then moved to sit in the armchair beside my bed. âSomething like that.â
âMy knight in shit-stained armor. Iâm honored.â
âThey say itâs a concussion.â Cassian reached and softly lifted my hair to touch a tender spot on my scalp. âAs long as you donât drop more shit on your head in the next few days, you should be fine. And youâll need to take it easy. Iâve had a few of these myself, believe it or not.â
âWhen can I get out of here?â
He shrugged. âThat depends if you want to get out the proper way, or if you want me to bust you out.â
I laughed at that. âBusting me out of the hospital sounds like a convenient way to off me. How do I know youâre even telling the truth about my condition? What if Iâm terminal. Just minutes to liveâ¦â
His lips twitched, almost like he wanted to smile again. When he flicked his eyes up to meet mine, I felt my stomach clench and grow hot. God. If heâd been on the Titanic, he couldâve saved the whole ship if heâd just looked at the iceberg like that.
âI donât want you dead. Remember? I decided your next punishment is falling for me. I just need to make sure you donât hit your head on the way down.â
I rolled my eyes. âYou would be a shitty comedian.â
âAmong other things.â
âBoyfriend. Friend. Son. Teammate. Should I keep listing things youâd be shitty at?â
âNo. You should list the names of the guys who did this to you.â
I looked down, then shook my head. âI donât need you to save me, Cassian.â
âItâs not about saving you. Itâs about punishing the people who deserve to be punished.â
âYeah? Like how youâre punishing me for the sake of your father? Or how you probably punish yourself for the sake of God knows who? When does it stop, though?â
âMaybe it doesnât.â
âAnd what will be left of you? The punisher?â
He shrugged. âIf you donât want to tell me, I can figure it out for myself. I already have a pretty good idea.â
I hoped he was bluffing, but I also had a sinking feeling that nothing in Silver Falls could stay hidden from Cassian for very long.
I tried to reposition myself on the bed to get more comfortable.
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