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.

today,’

sorry to

problem? Carmen was so worried, she stayed

chill,” Carmen said, tugging his sleeve, looking all sad and

went tight, his stare cold. “Enough, Aubree,” he snapped, a

“Aubree, you just woke up. Take it

on?’ Aubree nearly lost

was so mad she

all-Daxton, quick to rip her

wanting an

Emery, playing nice but still

promising to make things right

she was fifteen, Aubree dreamed her family would swoop in and take her home from the orphanage. They did, but all her pain since then came

a stray dog, sneaking peeks at the happiness others

list of

to control her life like he was doing her a favor. Push back? Then she was just

Carmen’s spot the second she showed up, always giving her the

a 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 his shiny star status,

but Carmen’s sneaky tricks slowly turned him against her, too. He

that orphanage was her

took a deep breath. ‘Why keep this

rest. Let’s leave her be.

‘Seafood pasta?’ She was allergic, and

charming the whole Wilson family when they felt

before, she might’ve bought the act,

Wilson fortune and all the love that

nodded, patting Carmen’s head like she was a damn

like ice. “I’ll let this go,

didn’t blink. “Won’t be

!

hospital room had everything. She grabbed a pen and paper

saw the first words,

him, finished, and shoved the paper at Ronald. “I’ve never been

then rage. “You gone crazy, Aubree? You

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

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