An Unwanted Second Chance (JB Tirado) novel Chapter 67

Chapter 67

Kent woke up alone the next morning. He could still smell her in the room, but she was gone. With a sigh, he rubbed his face, trying to shake off the headache leftover from too much whiskey. Finally he rolled out of bed and headed to the closet to change. He chose a pair of jeans and a loose black shirt that he could get on around the bandages. He slid his arm back into the sling and headed down to Riley’s room.

She was stepping into the hallway when he approached, her hair braided away from her face, wearing a pair

of jeans and a soft purple sweater. She stopped when she saw him.

“You’re awake,” she said with a smile.

“You were gone when I got up,” he replied.

“I wanted you to get some rest.”

He took a step towards her, closing the distance so he could wrap his good arm around her waist, pulling her

close to him.

“Thank you for coming to check on me last night. I’m sorry I was an ass.”

She wrapped her arms carefully around his neck, rolling up on her toes to press her lips against his. He

splayed his hand against the small of her back, pulling her tightly against him. When the kiss ended, he

pushed his forehead against hers.

“Are we ok?” he whispered.

“Yes.” She kissed him again and stepped back. “Should we get breakfast?”

He smiled, relief rushing through him. He followed her towards the elevator.

“Max came to see you last night,” she said as they waited for the elevator.

“Really?” He raised an eyebrow. “When?”

The doors opened and they both stepped in.

“About an hour after you fell asleep. He said he was going to meet with the scouts and spend the night with

them and then approach the woman this morning. He wanted to let you know, but he didn’t want me to wake

you.”

Kent frowned. “I wish you had though.”

She grimaced. “Sorry.”

He shook his head. “No, don’t worry about it. I was really harsh on Max yesterday. I wish I had apologized

before he left. You couldn’t have known that.”

They stepped out of the elevator and Riley looked up at him.

“I don’t think he’s holding it against you if that makes a difference.” She turned towards the dining hall but he

caught her hand, causing her to turn back to him.

“Why do you say that?” Kent raised a brow. “Did he say something else last night?”

She rolled her bottom lip between her teeth. “Yeah, he did. He talked to me for a few minutes about you.”

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“And?”

She shrugged, gently pulling her hand from his. “It wasn’t bad. It was just…” She sighed, glancing around. “I guess I just want to think about what he said for a while before we talk about it.”

“Will you tell me eventually?”

She nodded. “Sure.”

They reached the dining hall and found Patrick and Lana sitting at table with baby Lily. After getting some food, they sat down to eat with them.

“What’s your plan for the day?” Patrick asked Kent after they finished discussing where Max had gone.

“I need to go to the hospital for a check up. Hopefully I’m getting these stitches out and getting rid of this sling. If I’m all healed up, I’d like to get some training in this afternoon and start getting my strength back.”

Riley frowned at him. “Don’t you think you should avoid doing too much too soon?”

“I’ll be fine,” Kent said, waving off her concern. “What are you doing?” he said to Patrick.

“I had an idea last night,” Patrick said, glancing around to make sure no one was listening. “If things don’t pan out well with this rogue woman, if she’s not willing to cooperate, I think we need to discuss a more offensive move.”

Kent frowned. “Offensive? We’ve already risked enough warriors as it is.”

Patrick sighed. “If she doesn’t cooperate, we can’t keep playing the sitting ducks game. We need to be more strategic, try to get the upper hand.”

“I don’t know,” Kent said, leaning back in his chair. “That’s risky.”

“I think Pat’s right,” Riley said, taking a sip of her coffee. “You guys have been fending off these attacks for two years and it just keeps getting worse. We really need to take things into our own hands.”

“Exactly,” Patrick exclaimed. “I’m not saying we have to do it, but I’m going to go look at some stuff this morning. I have an idea, but I need to go out to the ravine and see if it would work. If so, maybe we can

discuss it later.”

“Can I go with you?” Riley sounded excited at the idea.

“Sure,” Patrick said at the same time Kent, “Absolutely not.”

Riley frowned, looking at Kent. “I wasn’t asking you.”

“You can’t be gone that long,” Kent said. “That’s a couple hours and you could get sick.”

“I’ll be fine,” she said with the same tone Kent had just given her a few minutes ago, waving off his concern

the same way.

Patrick laughed, trying poorly to cover it with a cough while Lana smirked.

Kent narrowed his eyes. “It’s too far,” he repeated.

Riley rolled her eyes. “It’s not that far. I can be away from you for a few hours. I won’t die.”

“Like you almost didn’t die already?” he retorted.

“Goddess,” she muttered, “you’re impossible.”

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Patrick gave Lana an amused look and she snickered softly. When Kent and Riley both looked at her, she

cleared her throat.

“I’m not a doctor today,” she said, shifting the baby in her arms. “Just a very tired new mom. The baby has finally gone to sleep so I’m going upstairs to put her down and then try to rest myself. You all do whatever the hell you want as long as you leave me alone.” She leaned over to kiss Patrick softly before leaving.

“I need to go to the hospital,” Kent said, standing up. He pointed at Riley. “You are not to go with Patrick.”

She rolled her eyes and made a face at him.

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