Chapter 78

Kade

Daphne released Abby from the clinic with six separate instructions.

Abby listened carefully to all of them.

Then ignored half before lunchtime.

I found her carrying a basket of clean linens toward the stairs.

I took it out of her hands.

She stared at me.

“Give that back.”

“No.”

“It weighs almost nothing.”

“You nearly passed out yesterday.”

“I stood up too quickly.”

“Yes.”

“That can happen to anyone.”

“It happened to you.”

She reached for the basket.

I lifted it out of reach.

Her eyes narrowed.

“Are you seriously using the height difference against me?”

“Yes.”

“That’s low.”

“Technically, it’s high.”

Abby stared.

Then, despite herself, she laughed.

I would have done almost anything to hear that sound.

Probably why I let her insult me for the next two minutes while I carried the basket upstairs.

Moonhaven had changed si