Kraken (Hades Abyss MC 4) - Harley Wylde Page 0,44
made me feel closer to him, but I really do enjoy my work. I like making a difference. I get yelled at by the hospital staff and the patients, but at the end of the day, I know I made a difference even if it was just a small one.”
“I think I envy you.” I twirled my cup on the table. “The bad thing I mentioned happened before I graduated high school. I know I could get my GED and maybe think about college, but I have everything I could ever want or need. Kraken loves me, and I love him.”
“As long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters,” Aurelia said. “There are plenty of women who enjoy being stay-at-home moms. I don’t think I’d be one of them. I love the chaos at the hospital, even on the days I bitch about it or want to rip out my hair over the political crap that goes on. I don’t think I could give it up. Not anytime soon.”
She gave me a quick hug goodbye and I carried my bag out to the parking lot. The hair on my nape prickled and I stopped just outside the mall doors, keys clutched in my hand. I scanned the area, but I didn’t notice anyone paying me undue attention. It was possible I was only feeling paranoid, but the churning in my stomach said it might be more.
I briskly walked to my car, popping the locks as I got close. Practically jumping inside, I threw my stuff onto the passenger seat and locked the doors. I started the car and backed out, then drove straight home. The entire way, I glanced in the rearview mirror a hundred times, worried someone might be following me. I couldn’t shake the feeling, even as I pulled through the gates.
I saw Kraken’s motorcycle parked in front of the clubhouse, along with several others and a few cars. I didn’t know who was watching Ember, but I knew he’d never leave her alone. Instead of going to the house, I stopped to talk to Kraken. If there was someone watching me, he’d need to know. I didn’t have proof but I hoped that didn’t matter.
Getting out, I walked up the steps and pushed the doors open. My eyes took a moment to adjust to the dim lighting, and when they did, I wanted to fuck a bitch up. My teeth ground together as I made my way across the main floor and didn’t stop until I stood directly in front of the whore shoving her ass in my husband’s face. To make things worse, she only wore a thong.
I didn’t say a word, just reached out and grabbed a handful of her hair, then yanked her until she fell to the floor. She shrieked and came up swinging, but I was prepared. I balled up my fist and let it fly, hitting her right across the cheek.
“Who gave you permission to shove your ass in my man’s face?” I demanded.
“Kraken! Help me,” she cried out pathetically.
“Help you?” I kicked her legs out from under her, sending her ass back to the floor. “Help you? You honestly think my husband is going to help a whore over his wife?”
The woman launched herself at me, but Kraken wrapped his arm around her waist and hauled her back. “Enough!”
I narrowed my eyes at him. “If you’re taking the side of that… that…”
He shoved the woman aside and took two steps toward me, the heat of his body pressing against mine. He reached out and tipped up my chin, forcing me to hold his gaze.
“Baby girl, I wasn’t taking her side. There’s a chance you’re pregnant, and if she hurt you, I’d have to fucking kill her.”
“There a reason you were letting her shove her ass in your face?” I asked.
His lips twitched. “I wasn’t paying the slightest bit of attention to her. She doesn’t do a damn thing for me. Most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen is in my bed every night. Why would I want anyone else?”
I sighed and pressed my forehead against his chest. I felt his silent laughter as his arms came around me. I didn’t want to bring up my fear over being followed, not right this moment, but I didn’t want to wait either. What if something happened before I got a chance to talk to him?
“We need to talk,” I said. “It’s why I came in here to find you.”
He pressed a kiss to