Chapter 32

Ryder’s point of view:

I clenched my jaw when I saw her stepping away from me.

I wasn’t going to hurt her. I know that trusting a stranger is not easy but since Jason left her here for protection, she should at least have some trust in me. I agree that I should not have made that comment last night but still.

Fuck this! I am going insane with my thoughts. They are messing with my head. Why should I worry about her? She’s here to be under the protection and care of my brother, not me. I just need to watch over her until my brother returns back from whatever unexpected case he had to fucking tend to.

Thinking about my shitty brother, I’ll have to deal with him once he’s back.

I fisted my hands as I felt a familiar emotion simmering from inside of me. I felt my jaw ticked in anger but I grounded my teeth together to rein in my anger. After a while of debating whether to just leave her in her misery or to