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“I don’t have time for your lies, Snow,” I say through gritted teeth.
Snow shrugs. “So what? She’s just a girl. She can handle it.”
“Stay away from Kayla. Or else.”
With that final warning, I turn and leave him standing in the centre of the corridor, probably shaking with fear. He’s scared now, but I doubt he’ll give Kayla any more grief. At least I hope not, anyway.
I make my way back to the doctor’s room, chucking the lamp in a potted plant as I go, but then stopping in my tracks outside the door when I see Doctor Seytan inside, and Kayla wide awake.
I DON’T PLAY NICELY WITH GOATS
‘ALPHA- LITTLE DESTROYER
KOOKABURRA
When I wake, Honeymonster is gone and Doctor Seytan is standing at the end of my bed, looking decidedly unimpressed.
“Finally, you’re awake. We need to have a talk, Miss Kingfisher.”
“I’m all ears,” I reply dryly, because I have nothing to say to this woman that would indicate we need to talk. She needs to talk, she wants me to listen.
“You’ve caused quite a stir since your arrival.”
“Can’t be helped, I’m afraid. It’s the Leo in me.”
“Don’t be glib,” she snaps, shaking her head in irritation like she wishes she could shake me off so easily.
I don’t hold back my satisfied grin. I love pissing her off. I wonder if she’s a Capricorn; I don’t play nicely with goats.
She clears her throat and continues, “Your behaviour with Honeymonster is inappropriate and unprofessional. You’re here to atone for your crimes, not to engage in fraternisation with our other patients.”
I raise an eyebrow. “Honeymonster is not my patient. And I fail to see how my interactions with him are any of your concern.”
“It is my concern when it affects the well-being of our patients and the reputation of this facility.”
“Are you suggesting that Honeymonster is unhappy with my company?” I ask, feigning concern.
“That’s beside the point,” she replies sharply. “The point is that your behaviour is unbecoming.”
I sit up in bed, feeling the anger boiling inside me. Who is this woman to judge me? “Listen here, Doctor Seytan. I don’t know what your problem is with me, but I’m not going to apologise for being friendly with someone. Nor will I apologise for sleeping with whomever I want to sleep with.”
Doctor Seytan’s face turns red with anger. “That’s the problem, Miss Kingfisher. You’re not here to sleep around. You’re here to make amends for the crimes you’ve committed.”
I scoff. “And what do you know about the crimes I’ve committed? You weren’t there. You don’t know the whole story.”
“I know enough to know that you’re a convicted criminal. And that you need to take responsibility for your actions.”
I swing my legs over the side of the bed and stand up, towering over the doctor. “You know nothing about me, and you have no right to judge me. A court of law has done that just fine. I might be trying to change, I might not give a flying fuck, but it will be hard when people like you keep trying to tear me down.”
Doctor Seytan meets my gaze, her eyes hard and unyielding. “I’m not trying to tear you down, Miss Kingfisher. I’m trying to aid you. But you can’t assist someone who refuses to be helped.”
“Oh really,” I reply, my voice dripping with sarcasm like molten lava. “Then let’s call a spade a spade and make things clear. I neither want nor need your help, aid or assistance. So kindly take your judgements, suggestions and disapproval, and fuck right off.”
I didn’t know it was possible, but her face turns an even deeper shade of red. She opens her mouth to reply but is cut off by Honeymonster entering the room.
“Kayla, you’re awake,” Honeymonster says. “How are you feeling now?”
I turn to look at him, my expression smoothing into a pleasantly blank mask. “Better than I was, thank you for asking.”
