Breaking Her Bad by Mankin Michelle

Author:Mankin, Michelle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michelle Mankin
Published: 2021-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

Kyle

“What do you know about Martin Skellin?” I asked Claire, stalling because I needed a moment to gather my thoughts. I was reeling, both from her and from the faith she had in me.

“He’s Ella’s father. His parents raise her. They live on the lake in a much bigger house than mine.” Claire paused and looked away for a second, but I didn’t miss the sadness in her eyes about losing her home. “I mean, like the house I used to have. Martin accumulated his wealth fast. There are rumors that he didn’t get successful by legitimate means. Since he’s your boss and he provides the drugs you sell, I guess those rumors are true.”

“Oh yeah. Definitely.” I exhaled, stirring loose strands around her pretty face. “Any business of his that seems legitimate is just a front.”

“Right.” Her eyes wide, she swallowed hard.

“I want to share everything with you, Claire. But I can’t, not here. Where we’re standing—this block and the adjacent one—it all belongs to him. He has people loyal to him that are always watching.”

“Like at school how the hallways belong to different factions.”

“Exactly.”

I skimmed my fingers across the creamy skin of her cheek, delighted to see her eyes flutter. She seemed as addicted to my touch as I was to hers. Somehow, amazingly, despite her being here now and knowing what I did for a living, I’d recovered her rather than lost her forever.

“I need to get you somewhere safe, but we’re going to have to walk. I don’t have my motorbike anymore.”

“Why not?” She tilted her head. “What happened to it?”

I winced, remembering watching those assholes beat it to hell with their bats. My bone wasn’t the only thing Strader’s guys had broken. “Strader’s guys destroyed it after they laid into me for dealing in their boss’s territory.”

“Strader is Skellin’s rival, right?”

I nodded. “Yes, he’s the top guy in Lakeside.”

“I’m sorry about your bike. Sorry about everything.”

She touched my arm, and I predictably reacted, even though I’d just had her. She touched to comfort me, not to seduce, but my body didn’t get the message.

“I can walk,” she said.

“Then we’d better get going.”

I released her reluctantly. Every instinct screamed at me to hold her close, especially here, but I couldn’t risk it. Randy appearing tonight right on the heels of Claire showing up wasn’t a coincidence. Skellin was watching me.

I gestured and began walking. Claire fell into pace beside me, as beautiful as ever and distracting as hell.

At the parking lot that looked like a junkyard, only with corrugated tin over some of the spaces, I took her arm. I didn’t care if Skellin’s minions were watching. Broken glass and needles were everywhere, and I didn’t want her to get hurt. I wanted to sweep Claire into my arms and carry her, but she wore a determined look like she did at school. She’d lost her father, her home, and we’d lost each other, but she pressed on undaunted.

The sudden sound of a car with a shitty muffler starting made me tense.

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