Surrender to Me by Raven J. Spencer

Author:Raven J. Spencer [Spencer, Raven J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lesbian, Romance
Goodreads: 29089369
Published: 2016-02-13T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Muriel and I attend three classes this morning. I’m unsure what to do, just be a good girl and follow all the instructions, or…I send Traci a text message and apologize for missing the meeting. She texts me back right away, saying it’s fine, and she doesn’t mind if I leave early—Carter already talked to her. I stare at the letters, the professor’s voice vanishing into the background. Doors opening for me, all the time, just like this, it makes me uneasy. I’m well aware that the world in general isn’t fair, and hard work doesn’t always lead to rewards, but this is not something I can let go of easily.

The feeling intensifies after we meet with Carter’s siblings where Muriel stays at a respectful distance, choosing a table with a guy who quickly introduces himself as Dev. I’ve never seen him before, but I assume he’s part of the security staff.

Why did I need to be here for this uncomfortable conversation? I thought everything that needed to be said had been discussed yesterday.

“See, this is what’s making this so hard to understand,” Jimmy says. “You have everything. You have a wife now, I don’t know, maybe you even want a family someday.”

Now this is interesting. Carter’s expression is unreadable as she waits for him to continue.

“Do you really still feel the need to go toe to toe with drug dealers and pimps? How about letting it go, and we all wouldn’t need those extra bodyguards. Penny?”

“It’s because of this sort of lowlife that I almost lost Penelope and a good friend of mine,” Carter interjects, making a point of using my full name. Sometimes it’s reverent and sexy. At this moment, it’s only to put her brother in his place. “Look, I’m not even asking you to pay for any of it.”

“That’s not the point. I can pay for my own security.”

Susan is silent.

“I don’t understand what the problem is,” I admit. “Carter has helped these women…”

“Illegally more often than not.”

“Because she could! How many people just do nothing, or turn away when they are faced with an opportunity to help? I can’t believe you’re mad because of the inconvenience that comes with a few extra security guards.”

He shakes his head. “I’m highly inconvenienced by the fact that someone might try to go after my family because my sister has to play the hero. It’s not your job, Carter.”

“It has to be someone’s job,” she says darkly. “This is getting nowhere. Why don’t you go home and let me worry about these things? We’ll get the guy who took Colette, and we’ll hand him over to the authorities, again. He’ll have some more names to share, and it will all be over. I thought we had settled this.”

Jimmy tosses his napkin onto the table.

“I’m beginning to understand why Mom avoided talking to you all those years. The idea you could be wrong on something never once enters your mind, does it?”

“That’s enough. Enjoy your stay in town, but don’t bother me.

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