The Queen They Buried

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Aubree woke up to the sharp sting of hospital disinfectant in her nose. The ceiling lights flickered, blurry for a second, before her head cleared.

‘A hospital? Seriously?’ she thought.

“Aubree, thank God you’re awake!” a voice sounded.

She turned and saw Emery, grinning like he’d just won the lottery. Her eyes drifted past him to Ronald, standing stiffly nearby. Over by the door, Daxton had his arm around Carmen, who kept peeking at her.

A sour thought hit her. ‘Bet they’re bummed I’m okay!

Aubree didn’t say a word. Emery’s smile dimmed for a moment, but he quickly slapped on a soft, comforting one.

That smile? She’d only seen it aimed at Carmen the past couple of years.

‘What is this? Pity because I ended up in a hospital bed? Pass,’ she thought bitterly.

Aubree swatted away Emery’s hand as he reached for her and propped herself up. “If you’re here to make me say sorry to Carmen, save it. Ain’t happening.”

Emery blinked, his forehead creasing. ‘What’s her deal?’

Daxton jumped in, all hot and bothered. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Ronald stayed quiet, but his eyes screamed he wasn’t happy.

“Just what I said,” Aubree rasped, her throat scratchy.

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Her ghostly pale face shut Daxton up for a second. Emery, always the good cop, chimed in gently. “We checked the cameras while you were out. Carmen tripped on her own. Me and Dax got heated and jumped to conclusions.”

“Carmen freaked out and thought you pushed her,” he added. “It’s just a big mix-up. Dad’s not gonna cut you out of the inheritance or anything.”

Ronald nodded. “It’s nothing big, a mistake. Drop it. Rest up. We’re taking Carmen home to recover.”

Aubree bit back a laugh. Carmen took a tumble, and they were quick to point fingers, no evidence required. When the truth spilled out? Just a clumsy slip-up.

Now they were acting like handing her what was rightfully hers was some grand gesture.

Not today,’

sorry to me?” Aubree

jaw dropped, face red. “What’s your problem? Carmen was so worried, she stayed here, no

looking all sad and fragile. “It’s my fault.

“Enough, Aubree,” he

“Aubree, you just woke up. Take it easy, okay? Let’s move

on?’ Aubree

was so mad

to rip her

her wanting an apology

nice but

to make things right but never following

her home from the orphanage. They did, but

tiptoed around like a stray

from the orphanage with a laundry list of bad habits, blowing every tiny

saw her as a reminder of his screw-ups, so he tried to control her life like he was doing her a favor.

Carmen’s spot the second she showed up,

stain on his perfect life. At first, she was like a shiny new toy to him, but once the fun wore off, she was just dirt on

was the only one who’d ever been kind, but Carmen’s sneaky tricks slowly turned him against her,

that orphanage was

a deep breath. ‘Why keep this family around for

innocent eyes. “Aubree needs rest. Let’s leave

her a side-eye. ‘Seafood pasta?’ She was

master at playing the saint, charming the

through this before, she might’ve

snag the Wilson fortune and all the

Carmen’s head like she was a damn angel.

he turned to Aubree, his face like ice. “I’ll let this go, but mess with Carmen

“Won’t be

!

room had everything. She grabbed a pen and paper from

words, and went pale. “Aubree, what

shoved the paper at Ronald. “I’ve never been a

then rage. “You gone crazy, Aubree? You

doing,” Aubree said, calm as ever. “You never gave me the Wilson name. I was never one

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