Corrupt Kingdom by Harrison Ava

Author:Harrison, Ava
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AH Publishing
Published: 2020-04-12T00:00:00+00:00

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My leg hurts more today than yesterday. I despise that Ivy has to see me like this. Weak and hurt, and not able to stitch my own leg.

Ivy isn’t someone I would want to have leverage on me. She might be my prisoner, but I’ve gotten to know her, if her escape attempt proves anything it’s that she is resourceful.

I wouldn’t put it past me, that she’ll figure out a way to spin this in her favor.

Not that I think she’ll try to escape, but she’ll probably try to milk a phone call to her mother from me.

That’s something I can’t do.

From the research I have done on her, and the fact that I know her father, her mother can’t be called. Her father is a liability, and there is no way I would trust Ivy’s location with anyone in that family. Even Trent doesn’t know she’s on my island. I can’t have anyone breach my trust and tell Boris I have her.

It’s been two days since the accident, and I’m still not sleeping in my bed. Ivy doesn’t think I can handle the steps yet without tearing my stitches. She’s being ridiculous. I’ve been hurt plenty to know what I can handle.

Taking a bullet to the chest, being stabbed in the back, literally, has me knowing my limits.

A small gash in my leg isn’t one of them. However, it’s not awful having someone as fucking gorgeous as Ivy, waiting on me hand and foot.

As if she can hear my thoughts, she stirs beside me. The close proximity has me hyper-aware of what she sleeps in. Basically nothing.

This girl will be the death of me.

“You okay,” she mumbles, her voice still drowsy with sleep.

“Yep,” I mutter back, distracted with the sight in front of me, and she must notice because she follows my gaze, and then her cheeks go bright red.

She pulls her tank up before she speaks again. “Um, how’s your leg?”

“Better.”

“Pain.”

“Nope.” Fuck yeah, but I’m not admitting that. “How’s the weather?” Yeah, I just became that guy, the one who asks about the weather.

“Still storming, I think.” She stands and heads over to the window to get a better view. “It’s awful out. I guess you’re stuck here another day. Let me get you some breakfast.”

“I can walk, Sun.”

“It’s probably better that you don’t.”

“Now who’s being ridiculous.” I stand from my makeshift bed. Hurts like a bitch, but I bite back the pain.

“You sure, you look a little green.”

“I’m fucking sure,” I grit out.

She lifts her shoulders. “Fine, have it your way.”

Once I’m standing, Ivy takes it upon herself to wrap her arm around me, as if she could hold my weight. I’m about to tell her I don’t need help, but something stops me.

When we’re in the kitchen, I take a seat, and she stares at me.

“I feel like all we do is eat.” She laughs.

“We have spent most of our time in here. I would say we can eat somewhere else, or do something else, but—”

“You think I’m too hurt.

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