Wearing Him Down by Jessa Kane

Author:Jessa Kane [Kane, Jessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, romance
Publisher: Jessa Kane
Published: 2019-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

I haven’t seen Grant in five days.

My world is upside down and spinning down the toilet.

Energy eludes me. Getting out of bed is an effort and I have no appetite. I can’t concentrate in class and my instructors have asked several times if I’m okay. I think they’re worried I’m going to collapse and bring my angry stepbrother down on their heads again.

If something happened to me, would he even care anymore?

For the last year, I’ve never gone a day without seeing Grant. Whether at breakfast, during our evening hug or at dinner. On the couch while I read and he worked on his laptop. His home became my home, but only because he was in it. Now? As far as I can tell, he hasn’t set foot inside the penthouse since the night we messed around on the couch.

Since the night I called him Daddy.

Walking down the hallway of the finishing school toward Elegant Correspondence class with my dozen bodyguards flanking me on all sides, I drop my face into my hands and groan. I can’t believe I called Grant that name. I mean, I’d just accomplished the herculean feat of getting him to kiss me, then I let out the naughty, forbidden words from my subconscious. Was he horrified? Does he think bringing me to live with him was a mistake?

What if he’s making other arrangements for me as we speak?

I stop at my locker, punch in the combination, open the door and stick my head inside. My bodyguards are probably wondering what the heck is wrong with me, but on day one of their jobs, Grant made it forbidden to speak to me unless I’m in danger of some kind, so the big bruisers just stand beside me quietly. Fine by me. It hurts to talk, anyway.

I miss Grant. A lot. Every second without knowing if he’s mad or disgusted with me is like a punch in the stomach. It’s agony and I don’t even have the strength to walk to my next class, let alone participate in the lecture and discussion. Will another day really pass without Grant coming to see me?

Shoulders sagging, I run my fingers along the diamond necklace I’m wearing. I put it on this morning so I could feel close to Grant, but it’s not working. I just look like a sad, pathetic skeleton in a hundred-thousand-dollar piece of jewelry.

“Whatcha doing in there, Sienna?” Ophelia’s voice startles me and I smack my head off the top shelf, making her wince. “Ouch. Are you okay?”

“Yeah.” Rubbing the sore spot on my head, I turn to her with a fabricated smile that I don’t quite pull off. “I’m wonderful.”

She arches a brow. “No one has ever looked more miserable while saying those words.”

“Can you give me a pass on my terrible mood? You’re my only friend and I don’t want to scare you off.”

Ophelia ducks her head, smiling. “I don’t scare easy.”

“Good. Because I need to tell you something. You give terrible advice.”

She winces.

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