Unchained Forgiveness by Autumn Winchester

Author:Autumn Winchester [Winchester, Autumn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-09T16:00:00+00:00

This, right here, I could get used to.

Emery

W hen the bed moved again, I couldn’t help but groan. Glaring at the clock, I saw it was almost five in the morning and way too early to start the day.

Turning my body to face Enzo, I found him leaning against the headboard, one knee bent and a look of pain on his face.

“What’s wrong?” I was now instantly awake. So much for going back to sleep.

“Nothing.” The word was gritted out.

“Don’t lie to me, Enzo.” I pushed myself to sit up too, then leaned against his side. Almost right away, one arm snaked around me to pull us closer.

“I’ll be fine. Don’t worry.” Then, he moved his hurt knee, crying out quietly. “Okay. Fine. Maybe not. The stupid thing feels like it’s on fire.”

“Can I look?” I moved to turn on the bedside lamp. I got a grunt, which I took as an okay.

Pulling up his pant leg as gently as I could, and ignoring the hiss of pain, I ground my teeth together to keep my own surprised cry from escaping.

His entire knee was red, splotchy, and, I assumed, infected.

“Why didn’t you say anything sooner?” I asked harshly.

“It’s…what I’m used to doing, Em. I didn’t want to wake you, either. It’ll be fine.”

It didn’t look like it.

“I’ve had worse.”

Be that as it may, I wasn’t going to chance it. Not now, that was for sure.

“I’ll be back.”

Enzo grabbed my arm before I was able to get off the bed.

“Please. Don’t tell him. Just… I don’t know.” He threw his head back, letting it thunk against the headboard.

“I’ll get you an ice pack.”

After a moment, he let go, breathing in deeply. A bead of sweat coated his hairline, dripping down his face.

Enzo was far from okay.

In the kitchen, I wasn’t the least bit surprised to find Ryker, staring into his mug of coffee. When he heard me, his eyes rose to meet mine. They were still red, if not redder then the day before.

“Morning.” The word was rough.

“Enzo’s knee is bad.” I rushed the words out, hating that fact that I was going against his wishes.

“Okay.” He stood, then got the bottle of Advil down, and he was gone before I could even get the ice pack from the freezer.

Was Ryker mad at me? Did he regret taking Enzo in?

Sniffing to keep my tears at bay, I did everything I could to push it out of my mind. I’d figure it out later. Right now, Enzo was the priority.

Back in the bedroom, Enzo was glaring at Ryker. His gaze didn’t change as his eyes fell on me. I felt smoke billowing from my ears at the look alone.

“Sorry,” I squeaked, freezing at the end of the bed.

“It is okay if touch your knee?” Ryker asked after Enzo took the pills and water bottle.

“Like my answer matters.” He turned his head away from the both of us.

“It does matter. I can have an on-call doctor make a house visit instead to check it out.

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