the sleeping pills the doc gave you.”
She rolled over slowly and looked at me. Again, my heart slammed in my chest at the look on her face. She was so vulnerable, so scared. “Yes,” she agreed. “I’d like to just sleep.”
I grabbed a pill and a glass of water and gave them to her. She sat up and gulped it down, then set the glass on the table by her bed. Lying back down on the bed, she looked out the window and sighed.
“Where do you think he is?” she asked me in a shaky voice.
I knew who she was referring to.
Him.
Rico.
Just hearing the fear in her voice had me clenching my fists. He damaged her more than physically. The scars from his attack would remain with her for a long time, and that had me mad as hell.
“I don’t know, Penny, but you can bet I’m going to find out.”
“Do you think Roman will still keep him around?”
I wish I could tell her no, but I honestly didn’t know. I massaged the back of my neck as I contemplated what to say. “If he knows what’s best for him, he won’t.”
She whipped her head to me, her eyes open wide. “What do you mean?”
“Don’t worry, I’m not going to do anything,” I assured her. “I just meant that he hopefully realizes what a fool Rico is and gets rid of him—fires him, so to speak.”
Her eyes relaxed, and she turned to the window again. “I hope so.”
We stayed there quietly, and soon enough her eyes were fluttering, indicating the pill was taking effect. I reached over and moved some of her hair off her forehead, looking into her eyes. “Sleep, querida. I’ll be here when you wake up.”
She gave a feeble nod, then snuggled down further into her bed and was fast asleep.
When her breathing turned deep and I knew she was completely out, I stood and stepped out into the hallway, my phone to my ear.
“We’re back in her cabin,” I said to the other end of the phone. “Where is he?”
Chapter 10
“I know you came to find me so I could touch you like this. You’ve been starved for my cock ever since you saw me in the hallway.”
I woke up screaming, convinced I was still with Rico and he was on top of me. I clawed at the covers, twisting and turning, trying to get him off me. “NOOOOOOOO!”
Instantly I was pushed into a hard chest, and a voice was in my ear.
“Penny, it’s okay, you’re okay, it was a bad dream.”
I knew right away it was Tag, and opening my eyes, I saw I was in my room, and he was the one holding me. I relaxed into his hold right away and gulped down my tears. My heart was racing so fast, I was convinced it would explode, unable to keep up.
Tag’s hand was rubbing up and down my back, and it was succeeding in helping me to calm down. I took some deep breaths and stayed still, pushing the memory of Rico away the best I could. Just the thought of him sent chills down my spine, making me want to throw up.
“Tag?” I croaked.
His chin was resting on the top of my head. “Yeah?”
“How long was I asleep?”
He didn’t say anything for a minute. I felt him move his arm to look at his watch. “Fifteen hours.”
It didn’t seem like nearly enough. My head was groggy, and my face was hurting so bad, it felt like it was on fire. “I need some pain killers,” was all I told him.
He moved away and came back with the glass of water, the pills, and a few crackers.
“You need to have something on your stomach,” he said.
I ate two crackers, then took the pills. Moving my fingertips to my cheek, I winced when I touched my face. “How bad do I look?” I asked him.
He winced at my question, and that was all I needed to know.
“That bad, huh?”
He sat back down next to me on my bed. “You could never look bad, Penny, but you definitely have some wounds that need to heal. The bastard really did a number on you.”
His eyes were blazing with anger. I wondered right then if he had found out where Rico was, but I wasn’t sure I
She rolled over slowly and looked at me. Again, my heart slammed in my chest at the look on her face. She was so vulnerable, so scared. “Yes,” she agreed. “I’d like to just sleep.”
I grabbed a pill and a glass of water and gave them to her. She sat up and gulped it down, then set the glass on the table by her bed. Lying back down on the bed, she looked out the window and sighed.
“Where do you think he is?” she asked me in a shaky voice.
I knew who she was referring to.
Him.
Rico.
Just hearing the fear in her voice had me clenching my fists. He damaged her more than physically. The scars from his attack would remain with her for a long time, and that had me mad as hell.
“I don’t know, Penny, but you can bet I’m going to find out.”
“Do you think Roman will still keep him around?”
I wish I could tell her no, but I honestly didn’t know. I massaged the back of my neck as I contemplated what to say. “If he knows what’s best for him, he won’t.”
She whipped her head to me, her eyes open wide. “What do you mean?”
“Don’t worry, I’m not going to do anything,” I assured her. “I just meant that he hopefully realizes what a fool Rico is and gets rid of him—fires him, so to speak.”
Her eyes relaxed, and she turned to the window again. “I hope so.”
We stayed there quietly, and soon enough her eyes were fluttering, indicating the pill was taking effect. I reached over and moved some of her hair off her forehead, looking into her eyes. “Sleep, querida. I’ll be here when you wake up.”
She gave a feeble nod, then snuggled down further into her bed and was fast asleep.
When her breathing turned deep and I knew she was completely out, I stood and stepped out into the hallway, my phone to my ear.
“We’re back in her cabin,” I said to the other end of the phone. “Where is he?”
Chapter 10
“I know you came to find me so I could touch you like this. You’ve been starved for my cock ever since you saw me in the hallway.”
I woke up screaming, convinced I was still with Rico and he was on top of me. I clawed at the covers, twisting and turning, trying to get him off me. “NOOOOOOOO!”
Instantly I was pushed into a hard chest, and a voice was in my ear.
“Penny, it’s okay, you’re okay, it was a bad dream.”
I knew right away it was Tag, and opening my eyes, I saw I was in my room, and he was the one holding me. I relaxed into his hold right away and gulped down my tears. My heart was racing so fast, I was convinced it would explode, unable to keep up.
Tag’s hand was rubbing up and down my back, and it was succeeding in helping me to calm down. I took some deep breaths and stayed still, pushing the memory of Rico away the best I could. Just the thought of him sent chills down my spine, making me want to throw up.
“Tag?” I croaked.
His chin was resting on the top of my head. “Yeah?”
“How long was I asleep?”
He didn’t say anything for a minute. I felt him move his arm to look at his watch. “Fifteen hours.”
It didn’t seem like nearly enough. My head was groggy, and my face was hurting so bad, it felt like it was on fire. “I need some pain killers,” was all I told him.
He moved away and came back with the glass of water, the pills, and a few crackers.
“You need to have something on your stomach,” he said.
I ate two crackers, then took the pills. Moving my fingertips to my cheek, I winced when I touched my face. “How bad do I look?” I asked him.
He winced at my question, and that was all I needed to know.
“That bad, huh?”
He sat back down next to me on my bed. “You could never look bad, Penny, but you definitely have some wounds that need to heal. The bastard really did a number on you.”
His eyes were blazing with anger. I wondered right then if he had found out where Rico was, but I wasn’t sure I
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