The Oath: The Kings and Gods Series Book 1 by Erin Trejo

Author:Erin Trejo [Trejo, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Tamsyn

The swelling around his eye isn’t as bad today. Probably because I got up all fucking night and changed out the ice. He does have a black eye and I wonder how he got it. Not that he’ll tell me anything.

I’ve already showered and dressed while he lays there asleep. He must have drunk a lot last night. Now, I sit here in his chair and watch him sleep.

Some days, I wonder what makes Ry tick. What goes on in that head of his. Some days, I’d like to slip inside his head just to see what it would be like to be him. Others, I find I don’t care because I care about him anyway. I know what the Kings do. I know what they’re capable of.

I sigh as I lean back and just keep watching him when the door opens. I look up to see Matt, his dad. He looks at Ry and then back to me, motioning for me to come out of the room. I shove out of the chair and creep across the room and out the door, closing it softly behind me.

“What’s with him?”

“He came back pretty drunk last night.”

“Rylan was drunk?” I nod my head, knowing it’s a surprise to everyone. Rylan drinks but never gets drunk.

“Yeah. Whatever they did last night must have taken a toll on him,” I say, hoping Matt would tell me something, but I know he won’t. He just nods his head.

“I wanted to talk to you first before Rylan.”

“About what?” I begin to fidget and pick at the hem of my shirt. Matt looks at the door to Ry’s room and back to me, and I know this isn’t going to be good.

“The results are back.”

“What results?”

“From the rape kit the doctor did on you.” I flinch, and he sees it. “No one is blaming this on you, Tamsyn. You do know that, right?”

“It’s just, my mom, she would.”

“Which is why you are no longer there,” he reminds me.

“Shouldn’t we wait for Rylan?”

“No. What I am going to say will only make things worse, and I can’t have that just yet. I need your help.”

“Okay.”

“Come to my office,” he says and turns to lead the way. I follow behind him, knowing I wouldn’t have a choice anyway since he’s a King. We step inside, and he closes the door, causing me to jolt a little. I’ve never been in his office without Rylan, and I’m a little on edge. “Sit,” he says, nodding to the chair. I walk over and sit down as he sits across the desk from me.

“Is everything okay?” I ask him. He shakes his head.

“No. It’s not. In fact, the rape kit came back and proved it was Brady who did it to you.” My mouth opens, but words won’t form. Tears start to fall down my cheeks as I stare at Matt. “The issue is this. Just because we have proof of what he did to you, he will deny it and lie, Tamsyn.

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