Rival (BROKEN VENGEANCE #2) by S. E. Green EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Edith
~ Present Day ~
“Don’t touch him.”
My father’s voice snaps out into the quiet just as I’m reaching up
to brush my fingertips over the neck of his horse, Raleigh. I curl
them until my nails dig into my palm and let my arm fall to my side.
Raleigh snorts out a soft breath and shakes his head, his mane a bit
matted with briars and hay.
“Can I brush his hair? Clean it up a bit?” I’ve learned to keep my voice
low and even-tempered when asking anything of Clayborn Hughes. Any
hint of what he could view as an attitude is cause for a tongue lashing,
sometimes his fist.
My father pushes past me to grab an empty bucket we use to fill
Raleigh’s water trough, shaking his head once he’s in front of me. “He don’t
need his hair tugged on. I’m gonna saddle him and take him out for a ride
later today. His hair is just gonna get more shit stuck in it.”
I step out of his way when he heads out of the small stall we keep for
Raleigh in the back of the yard. The little building has enough space for the
horse and his equipment. It’s insulated enough for the winters, but I do
worry about the draft when it gets cold. I find myself slipping out of the
house after my father has gone to sleep to lay an extra blanket over him on
those extra cold nights.
My fingers twist together in front of me as I follow behind, leaving the
stall. I’m not sure what I want to ask, but I’m itching to do something. As
he fills the pail from the hose, I decide to say screw it and ask. “Is there
anything I can do? I’d love to help out with him.”
I wait as he ignores my question, the rushing water into the metal pail
loud in the small space. Once it’s full, he turns the faucet off, only the metal
squeaking in the silence. Without answering me, he heads back into the stall
and refills the trough. I wait for a few minutes, but when I get no answer, I
ask again. “Father? Can I help with any—”
“Would you just shut the fuck up?”
My jaw snaps shut, and I look away. Pushing him is only going to make
things worse, so I slip out of the shed and head out toward the back of the
property. If I stay away long enough, he’ll forget I’ve annoyed him. Dinner
is already prepped, and all the chores have been done inside the house.
As I pick my way through the old, rusted out appliances in the yard, I
peek toward the edge of the property where our neighbors have their fence
standing tall and solid. I’m not sure what happened with the Cooper family
and ours, but for as long as I can remember, my father has told me to stay as
far away as possible and to not create waves.
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