Total pages in book: 84
Estimated words: 78799 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 394(@200wpm)___ 315(@250wpm)___ 263(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 78799 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 394(@200wpm)___ 315(@250wpm)___ 263(@300wpm)
I’ve taken up residence in one of the rooms in the main house for now. This place has been a saving grace for me. If Xander thinks hovering over me with a glare is going to get me to leave he’s in for a rude awakening. He’s got nothing on my father. I’m not going anywhere, so he’s going to have to deal with it.
“You can’t not eat.” He mumbles the words and stomps like a child as he walks in front of me.
“I forgot!” I throw my hands up even though he can’t see me. He’s a good three paces ahead of me and I can’t keep up with him. “Why do you even care?”
“You’re a doctor, aren't you? I think if anyone knows how important it is to feed the body it would be you.”
I stop walking and fold my arms over my chest as I glare at his back for a moment. Then I decide to turn around and walk back the other way.
“Where are you going? The kitchen is this way!” he shouts a moment later when he realizes I’m not following him. How is he shocked I’m not following one of his orders? I never do and it’s my small way of rebelling against him.
“Yeah, but you’re not this way,” I toss back over my shoulder.
I’m not going to stand there and let someone question my being a doctor. Yes, I know a person needs to eat, but I also know my body forgets because it’s been trained to stand in an operating room for over twelve hours. I couldn’t even leave to take a piss! When I go into work mode it steals all of my focus. I don’t stop until the job is done because that’s how I was trained.
“Why are you so mouthy?” he grunts.
I scream as I suddenly feel him pick me up and lift me over his shoulder. I’m momentarily shocked as I lie draped over him staring at his very nice ass.
“If I’m so annoyingly mouthy, why are you following me around?” I huff.
I could fight him to put me down, but I don’t fight battles I know I’m going to lose. I let him carry me, which is fine because my feet hurt anyway. I spent the day getting the medical center organized. I want to be prepared for anything, especially with Collins being pregnant. Kade has given me free rein to order and redo anything I want to make sure we have everything we need. When it comes to his wife and the safety of his family, he isn’t messing around. He doesn't care how many millions it would cost to get some of the things I need here. I bet I’ll have them within days of giving him the list.
“I’ve got to keep an eye on you. Do we really even know who you are?”
My whole body stills for a moment. I try to release it as quickly as I tensed up, hoping he doesn't notice. No, they don’t really know who I am. Hell, I didn't even know over a year ago myself.
“Kade checked me out.” My record is clean and no one can connect me with my father. Except for my father. I’m here because Kade needed a doctor on the island to watch over his wife. It wasn't until I was here that I realized the reason Kade’s sweet wife Collins was hurt in the first place was because of my father. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around that coincidence.
“Sometimes people miss things.”
I swallow hard but there’s no way Xander knows who I really am. I’m being overly sensitive to his comment, but how can I not be? If they found out who my father is, they’d have me off this island in two seconds. I really should start thinking of an exit strategy in case that does happen.
“Like missing that you’re an asshole?” Now he’s the one who tenses for a moment.
“Nope, I know I’m an asshole.”
“Look at that. We both agree on something,” I say dryly as I try to not stare at his ass or think about how hard he feels under me. How much does he work out? How can he be so grumpy all the time if he spends so much time in the gym working out his aggression?
We enter the main house and he goes straight for the kitchen. When he drags me over his shoulder he slides me down his body. I have to bite down on my tongue so I don’t gasp at the feel of his hard body rubbing all over mine. I never thought I had a type, but I’m starting to think maybe Xander is what I’m attracted to. I tried to date a few times in college but I was too busy. My roommate at the time told me I picked men knowing a relationship would go nowhere with them. She was right because it always fizzled out. They also weren’t smug like Xander, but I’m not sure what that means.