Total pages in book: 104
Estimated words: 98082 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 327(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98082 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 327(@300wpm)
I’m grateful for the break she’s on from school. It’s allowed me to focus on club business in the last few days. She’s been settling in with her court and getting to know them.
My mate is happy. This brings me great joy. I didn’t know another’s happiness could mean so much to me. However, if she’s not smiling, I take personal offense.
Opening my eyes, I turn to look at her. She’s staring back at me from her place on the bed. I stand and saunter over to kiss her sweet lips.
“What’s up, baby girl?”
“Have you found anything yet?”
“No, nothing tangible. Maybe Kendrick is onto something. Knox might be safer where he is. Doesn’t mean I’m going to stop trying,” I reply.
“Is there anything I can do to help?”
“I’m done for now. I keep getting interrupted. How about we go for a ride? I could stand to get out of here and clear my head.”
“Sure, that sounds good. Tangy called and mentioned a package arriving for me. I should probably go pick it up before someone opens it.”
I run my hand through her hair and capture her lips. I’ll never get enough of the flavor of her mouth. Kissing her sets my blood on fire.
I break the kiss before I get too carried away. I put in work on her body last night. She needs the rest.
“How about this? We take a ride first, then grab something to eat, and I’ll take you by the apartment after.”
“Works for me. Hopefully, I’ll be able to grab it quick, and we can be in and out.”
I groan as another mind link pushes through. I roll my shoulders back. All this drama is getting on my damn nerves.
Taylor
I feel for Ray and Kendrick. No one would have thought the baby would up and disappear. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around that.
I needed this ride more than Bradan could’ve known. I feel so useless and helpless not being able to or knowing how to help. Bradan has been trying so hard to focus and locate Knox. However, his role as VP has been getting in the way.
I wish there were more I could do to help with all the supers as well. I lived in this one foster home where the mom always told me how small and useless I was. I’ve had a lot of hard times in my life, but that six months stuck with me.
To this day, her voice rings in my head. It’s been worse the last few days as I watch my family going through so much and I’ve been totally useless. I finally have a family and I can’t do anything to help.
“You’re going to stop that. Reel that shit on in,” Bradan rumbles from beside me.
We pulled over to watch the Ferris wheel from a fair out in the distance. I didn’t think to close my thoughts off, so he’s probably seen way more than I would have liked. I move close to his side, craving his warmth as we sit on the edge of the cliff.
“It’s hard to get over some things. I know it’s the past, but when I think about all that stuff, sometimes it rings true. I’ve always been the runt. Some families would send me back right away because I was so tiny for my age.
“Sometimes I wonder if my dad didn’t pick me because I was the tiny one. If I could do more, if I were stronger, I could help. I could—”
“Stop, baby girl. I can sense how strong you are, and I still don’t think that’s the extent of it. I may not know what it’s like to be a tiny human, but my temper has always been bigger than I am. It took a long time for me to gain control.
“Being a fire being without control can make you feel small. Especially when your brothers find it so much easier to control their powers. There were times when I felt like something was wrong with me. Like I was the reason our parents abandoned us.
“I’ve had a lot of time to get over that shit. I promise you, if you give me some time, I’m going to erase all that shit that has happened to you. There is a confidence in you that I see, and I’m determined to bring it out. That’s why I push you so hard,” he says, cutting my words off.
I give a sigh. “You were lucky to have your siblings around.”
“Having them has its advantages.” He shrugs.
“Are you saying you would prefer to be on your own?”
“Not what I said, baby girl. If a single pillar is weak, it destroys the entire structure. We’ve had to master ourselves to be an asset to each other.”
I wrinkle my nose and look up at him. Is he calling me a weak link? My heart begins to break.