Rage's Bounty (Rage MC Book 22) by Elizabeth N. Harris

Rage's Bounty (Rage MC Book 22) by Elizabeth N. Harris

Author:Elizabeth N. Harris [Harris, Elizabeth N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-20T00:00:00+00:00


Chapter Ten.

Summer

It was three days since Slick had dumped me so unexpectedly. And they’d been a nightmare ever since. That first night, neither Mom nor Marianne came near me. I’d guessed they had known, and I’d been prepared for them to pull me down. But they said nothing. The next day, however, was a different story. Smug, knowing looks were aimed in my direction, and they both looked like the cats who’d got the cream. I listened to their lists of demands and then listlessly ignored them and headed out to see Uncle Brian.

He was still out of it, and his words were most certainly slurring, and I was worried. The doctors told me it was normal with head trauma, but it didn’t stop me from fussing. Uncle Brian’s hand and eye co-ordination had also been affected, which upset him greatly. After seeing him, I made my way to the garden centre, which remained shut by the police and fire department.

A kind officer, Detective Lucas, met me there and asked several questions, which ended up with me in tears when he questioned my relationship with Slick. The poor man obviously felt guilty. He patted my shoulder and inquired about insurance. Something I most certainly did have. In a business this size, I’d have been foolish not to.

Detective Lucas was nice enough to hang around and help me when I called the provider. At one point, he even took the phone and spoke to them.

When Detective Lucas left, he gave me his card and told me if there were any problems, then to give him a call. He was such a good man.

After tidying up some stuff and checking the damage to the other greenhouses, which, luckily, they’d escaped free and clear, I returned home.

No sooner had I walked through the door than Mom had dumped a basket of clothes at my feet and told me to wash them. I didn’t have the energy to argue and silently bent down to grab them.

“Did you really think a man like that would hang around?” Mom taunted.

“I don’t want to talk,” I whispered and tried to sidestep her.

“That’s just it, Summer. You’ve no backbone, no strength; you’re a weak little mouse who obeys those above her. He had no respect for you because you garner none,” Mom continued.

I didn’t say a word but kept my head down and tried to move again.

“A man like that needs fire, passion. He was checking me out,” Mom said and plumped up her breasts.

Oh God, she was so full of herself it was ridiculous, but I couldn’t muster the energy to argue. I was hurting too badly from last night, and all I wanted to do was lick my wounds in peace. Mom wasn’t exactly saying anything new. I was okay looking, nothing stunning, and I didn’t have a forceful personality. That was fine with me. I did not like confrontations. There was nothing wrong with wanting a quiet life.

“Did you think he was Prince Charming to your Cinderella?” Marianna sneered from behind me.



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