Page 56 of Coerced Kiss

“Nothing is warped where my freedom is concerned.”

My reply is bitter. “So you’re investing in your freedom.”

“I’m glad you get it.”

“I so badly want to tell you to go to hell,” I spit out.

“Don’t.” He fixes me with a narrow-eyed look. “You won’t like the consequences.”

I grit my teeth to prevent myself from doing exactly that.

“I’m taking you to Nicole right now,” he says. “I want her to rerun the tests.”

“That’s ridiculous. The gynecologist I saw is a very capable doctor. You can run the tests again, but you’ll only get the same results. Besides, as I’m anemic, more blood tests so shortly after I had one are probably not a good idea.”

He holds out a hand. “Give me the prescription.”

Sighing, I fish the piece of paper from my bag and hand it to him.

He scans over it before instructing in a no-nonsense manner, “I want the blood test results too.”

“It’s on my phone.”

“Send it to me.”

“Why?”

“I want a second opinion.”

It’s futile to argue. I take out my phone and pull up the app with my test results before forwarding it to him.

“I’m sending this to Nicole,” he says, typing on his phone. “If she wants to see you, I’m taking you straight away.”

“Don’t you need an appointment?”

“She’ll make time for us.”

“Jeez.” I cross my arms. “You must pay her well.”

“She’s a friend.”

A good one, obviously.

“You should’ve also told me you needed money,” he reprimands. “That’s why your fridge was empty.”

I don’t bother to validate the statement with a reply.

“Livy told me everything,” he adds.

“You went to see Livy?”

He shrugs. “She invited me for tea.”

“Don’t you dare touch her.” Fear for the woman who’s been like a fairy godmother to me quickens my pulse. “If you lay a finger on her?—”

“I already told you, that’s up to you.”

Hold on. “Why did she invite you for tea?”