out against the darkness.
The reaction she had when she saw this truck wasn ’t good. I’d seen enough during my time in the Corps to know that something bad happened to her in this truck, something that her brain probably suppressed until she was brought face to face with it.
I felt like the world’s biggest ass by forcing her into this vehicle. I was afraid to even know what the hell caused her to have such a violent reaction back there. But I didn’t have a choice. This truck was our best option at getting away. It was beyond clear to me that Honor needed away from here as soon as possible.
Yeah, I wanted to stay and take him down.
Yeah, beating him in the head might feel good.
But the price of that would cost… maybe not cost someone like me anything , but it would cost Honor a lot. She’d already been through enough.
It was strange , the streak of protectiveness I felt when I looked at her. I’d never felt that way about anyone but my family and some of the men I worked with. But this was different… I’d only just met her. Why did I feel this innate drive to keep her safe?
It was almost as if something inside me claimed her.
The main road came into sight and my tense muscles relaxed a little.
“Where are we going?” Honor asked.
“I’m taking you to the hospital.”
She groaned. “I want to go home.”
“You need to be looked at. They’ll give you something for those ribs.”
“What about the police?”
“They can meet us at the hospital.”
Honor was silent for a minute, and I knew her brain was working. I could almost hear her worry.
“You know his name? Where he lives?”
“Yeah, I do.”
“You’ll tell the police?”
I absolutely hated the tremor of fear in her voice. I knew she was worried he would come after her again. Hell, I was worried about that too.
“I’m gonna tell them, babe ,” I said, taking my eyes off the road and looking directly at her. “I’m going to tell them everything, and they’re going to lock him up where he belongs.”
She nodded and then rested her cheek against the thick shirt wrapped around her hand. The ride to the hospital was quiet. The closer we got , the more traffic surrounded us and the more relaxed I felt. I wondered what Lex was doing, how pissed he was that we left him stranded in the woods.
I pulled into the hospital . The whole place was lit up with bright lights. Ambulances lined the sidewalk beneath the awning for the ER entrance. They must’ve still been dealing with the car pileup from earlier tonight.
There were also some police cars with flashing lights parked at the curb. Good. That would make for easy contact.
Because it was so crowded near the entrance , I parked in the lot. Of course there was nothing available close. Every vacant space was in the nosebleed section, so I took the first spot I came to and then reached down low and disconnected the wires, shutting off the truck.
Honor still rest ed her cheek on her hands, her face turned away. I couldn’t tell if she was asleep or not, but she didn’t move even after I pushed open my door and got out. I went around to the passenger side and opened the door. I reached in and slid my arm around her waist, and this panicked sound ripped from her throat and her body went rigid.
Her head nearly smacked the glove compartment , but I blocked it with my hand.
“Easy,” I said gently. “It’s Nathan. We’re at the hospital. Time to go inside.”
Her body relaxed, but she made no move to get out. “I’m going to pick you up,” I informed her. She didn’t try to blacken my eye, so I took that as consent and lifted her out and then kicked the door closed.
Her cheek fell against my chest and her lips parted on a deep exhale. “I can walk,” she protested.
I chuckled. She’d probably fall over the minute I put her down. “No,” I said, leaving no room for argument. I wasn’t about to admit how cute I thought she was. The minute she knew that, it would all be
The reaction she had when she saw this truck wasn ’t good. I’d seen enough during my time in the Corps to know that something bad happened to her in this truck, something that her brain probably suppressed until she was brought face to face with it.
I felt like the world’s biggest ass by forcing her into this vehicle. I was afraid to even know what the hell caused her to have such a violent reaction back there. But I didn’t have a choice. This truck was our best option at getting away. It was beyond clear to me that Honor needed away from here as soon as possible.
Yeah, I wanted to stay and take him down.
Yeah, beating him in the head might feel good.
But the price of that would cost… maybe not cost someone like me anything , but it would cost Honor a lot. She’d already been through enough.
It was strange , the streak of protectiveness I felt when I looked at her. I’d never felt that way about anyone but my family and some of the men I worked with. But this was different… I’d only just met her. Why did I feel this innate drive to keep her safe?
It was almost as if something inside me claimed her.
The main road came into sight and my tense muscles relaxed a little.
“Where are we going?” Honor asked.
“I’m taking you to the hospital.”
She groaned. “I want to go home.”
“You need to be looked at. They’ll give you something for those ribs.”
“What about the police?”
“They can meet us at the hospital.”
Honor was silent for a minute, and I knew her brain was working. I could almost hear her worry.
“You know his name? Where he lives?”
“Yeah, I do.”
“You’ll tell the police?”
I absolutely hated the tremor of fear in her voice. I knew she was worried he would come after her again. Hell, I was worried about that too.
“I’m gonna tell them, babe ,” I said, taking my eyes off the road and looking directly at her. “I’m going to tell them everything, and they’re going to lock him up where he belongs.”
She nodded and then rested her cheek against the thick shirt wrapped around her hand. The ride to the hospital was quiet. The closer we got , the more traffic surrounded us and the more relaxed I felt. I wondered what Lex was doing, how pissed he was that we left him stranded in the woods.
I pulled into the hospital . The whole place was lit up with bright lights. Ambulances lined the sidewalk beneath the awning for the ER entrance. They must’ve still been dealing with the car pileup from earlier tonight.
There were also some police cars with flashing lights parked at the curb. Good. That would make for easy contact.
Because it was so crowded near the entrance , I parked in the lot. Of course there was nothing available close. Every vacant space was in the nosebleed section, so I took the first spot I came to and then reached down low and disconnected the wires, shutting off the truck.
Honor still rest ed her cheek on her hands, her face turned away. I couldn’t tell if she was asleep or not, but she didn’t move even after I pushed open my door and got out. I went around to the passenger side and opened the door. I reached in and slid my arm around her waist, and this panicked sound ripped from her throat and her body went rigid.
Her head nearly smacked the glove compartment , but I blocked it with my hand.
“Easy,” I said gently. “It’s Nathan. We’re at the hospital. Time to go inside.”
Her body relaxed, but she made no move to get out. “I’m going to pick you up,” I informed her. She didn’t try to blacken my eye, so I took that as consent and lifted her out and then kicked the door closed.
Her cheek fell against my chest and her lips parted on a deep exhale. “I can walk,” she protested.
I chuckled. She’d probably fall over the minute I put her down. “No,” I said, leaving no room for argument. I wasn’t about to admit how cute I thought she was. The minute she knew that, it would all be
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