Ryley Robinson Novels & Stories

Then they just stared at each other, as if their ability to converse had just disappeared. "Well." Robin cleared her throat. "I guess we should introduce ourselves. "Robin Hanna." She held out her hand across the table. She had one moment of panic, wondering if she should have told him her name. Then she gave a mental shrug. She'd just have to believe Jonas when he assured her the Russians had no idea where she was. "Trey DeMarcus." He took her hand and enveloped it in his warm one. "Nice to meet you, Robin Hanna. Is that Robin with an i or a y?"

I had no idea how many gooey marshmallows Jayden downed, just thinking about it made me sick. The sun was going down and the last summer nights were getting cooler. Rachel gave me a glass of white wine and it helped a bit against the cool breeze. We had a long chat and Bob even invited me and Dwayne to their wedding. Bob said he would give us an invitation with everything on it. They didn't even try to be nice. They just were. Jayden tucked his half-brother into bed and when they were gone, Rachel explained to me, "Robin is absolutely infatuated with Jayden. He is his great role model! Unfortunately, they see each other so seldom that he can put the little one to bed!”

He took us, along with Uncle Fred and Phoebe out to eat to celebrate the new year. After, we went back home, and had a good rest. At least I thought we could; Russell tossed and turned from the pain on his side from the broken ribs. So now, after days of stubbornness, I finally made him come to a doctor to check out his ribs. His uncle, Caleb has been insisting that he keep practicing for the next fight, happening in two months. He's hassled Russell with phone calls and texts, and if it wasn't for Uncle Fred, he probably would still be blowing up Russell's phone.

We would do anything to keep that from happening. "Rory, let's go see Robin," Robbie said softly from the doorway. "You can pick anyone you want until he finds a permanent match." Rory stayed silent, his eyes fixed on the floor. "Is our little bat having another tantrum?" a mocking voice asked. Ripley leaned against the doorframe. He was only wearing trousers, his chest still damp from a shower. He looked refreshed and smug. While the rest of us were worried, Ripley looked like he was enjoying the show. He was never soft. When Rory got like this, Ripley was the only one who used force.

Robin excitedly grabbed my hand and led me back to the living room. I watched him as he pushed his stool in place before sitting down. When Robin began playing, I was blown away. He was phenomenal! Robin wasn't just capable of playing; he was born for it. I couldn't believe that his little fingers were moving that fast or how he even remembered which key to press and when. Robin was simply a genius. When he finished, I gave him a high five and couldn't stop beaming with pride.

Jackie Robinson so diligently sprinkles around. Mr. John Robinson, Selena's father, is a figure of quiet authority. A respected district leader at Laketown, he holds a position that, while lowly ranked within the Redbone Pack, commands a significant degree of respect among the townsfolk. His leadership is marked by fairness and an unyielding sense of duty, qualities that have earned him the admiration of many. Despite his status as a low-ranked wolf, his influence is felt far and wide, a testament to his integrity and the trust the community places in him.

Willie sat down beside him. "Yeah, I was going to.... Mr. Lee gave us an assignment and I have to submit the paper before the off time, so I was completing that. Have a look, I wrote it the best I can." Robin showed him. "Mr. Larson? Who is he?" Willie asked. "He is a new teacher. Teach us English. He gave us a paper to write an essay on our favourite person. I wrote it about you, the best person I know." Robin couldn't help but smile at his best.

I will not miss you" Joy added, but I knew too well that she meant the opposite. I could tell by her faded smile. Evelyn placed a hand on my shoulder, making me turn to face her directly. "Get better," she said and added a stern warning "and don't come back here ever again". I felt like crying that instant but I tried my best to hold it back. Crying would only make Evelyn more sad. She was one of those who were almost always in the woods. I am no doctor but I could tell from her appearance that she had at most, a month or two to live. She looked it. I wished I could tell her to get better too and never come back here.

All we wanted was to be Jacob and Sadie and be free. I found a woman by the name of Doctor Riley Kim. She is a well-known Psychiatrist here in Baker with a hell of a reputation. She is also very expensive and hard to see. I got an appointment for Sadie and me two weeks after Sadie turns eighteen. We hoped she would work with us once we told her our situation. We needed her to see Sadie as a mentally healthy woman. We needed her to see how wrong Sadies reports were. The only thing we worried about was how the doctor could get ahold of Sadies records without giving our location away. It wasn't going to be easy, but we had to try something.

I instructed. "I'm on it. Now for the girl. The one you're not interested in,” he snickered. He quickly stopped when I growled. "Okay. Be broody about it. Aurelia Faith Christian is a sixteen-year-old from Eugene, Oregon. A B+ student, despite her age, will be a senior in the fall. She's on the debate and girls’ lacrosse teams at school and has multiple trophies from equestrian events. Her parents, Mary and William Christian, own and run the Christian horse ranch. And well, they are human. No connection to our kind or even knowledge of it,” he reported.