Wraith by Harley Wylde & Jessica Coulter Smith

Author:Harley Wylde & Jessica Coulter Smith [Wylde, Harley & Smith, Jessica Coulter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BIN 008674-02803
Publisher: Changeling Press LLC
Published: 2018-12-06T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Rin

Wraith disappeared after I finished throwing up yet again. It seemed to be all I did these days. I’d thought I’d come down with a virus when Rocket had suggested I see the doctor. One little test and suddenly I’d felt fear like I’d never felt before. What did I know about raising a baby? I hadn’t had a good role model after my mom had died, and I’d been so little when I lost her that I didn’t remember much. Not as much as I would have liked. If I closed my eyes, I could still see her face or hear the sound of her voice, and I had a few memories of happy times with her, like the holidays. I did remember being happy, and that she hugged me all the time. I’d felt safe when she was alive. But was that enough to show me what it meant to be a good mom?

I didn’t know where Wraith had gone, possibly straight back to the Dixie Reapers. I’d brushed my teeth, then huddled under a blanket on the couch, not really paying attention to whatever Christmas movie Rocket had put on. I’d found I liked the Hallmark movies, with their happy endings. It always seemed to work out for those women. Whatever man they wanted, whatever outcome they needed, it happened for them. Real life didn’t seem to work that way, though, or at least it never had for me.

Yes, I was away from Joe Banner and no longer had to do what he said, but my life still wasn’t my own. Now I had to focus on the baby growing inside me and figure out what my next step would be. I knew I couldn’t stay here forever, but I didn’t exactly have anywhere else to go either. I didn’t have money or a job, so finding a place to live wouldn’t be easy. There were always women’s shelters, but I felt like there were women out there who needed those spots more than me. I was no longer living in a dangerous situation, but there were plenty of women who were.

The front door opened and Saint walked in. He’d left earlier to let Spider know that he was heading home with Delia. I knew Rocket, and probably the entire club, would miss the little girl. She was such a sweetheart. If my baby were half as good as she was, then being a mom wouldn’t be so bad. I’d helped with her when I was able, though she’d scared me to death at first. I’d never held a baby before her. I’d been close to a few, and their baby powder scent always made me smile, but no one had ever trusted me to hold one.

“You heading home?” Rocket asked.

There was tension in his voice and I knew he would miss his niece, even if he was doing the right thing by letting Saint have her. The baby belonged with her daddy, but I hoped that Rocket didn’t step away completely.

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