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.” He shifted in his chair.“Knowing otherwise makes me…uncomfortable.”“Uncomfortable.That’s it? Shouldn’t you be mad at your father?”He reached to rub his temples.“Technically, he’s not doing anything wrong.”“Really?” He couldn’t actually believe that.“What about the wives, do they have affairs?”“Of course not,” he snapped.The irritation in his voice spurred her on.“Are you sure? How do you know?”Frost shot from his nose.“I’m not trying to piss you off.It’s an honest question.How do you know the affairs are one-sided?”“You’re talking about my mother.” Jaxon’s tone was arctic.“Calm down.I’m talking about your social circle, not your mom in particular.How do you know those women are content to be by themselves? How do you know they aren’t sleeping with their gardeners out of spite?”“This is an interesting conversation.” Clint walked into the room, carrying Bryn’s book bag.Jaxon stood.“Thank God you’re here.Bryn is trying to give me an aneurysm.”“She does make a valid point,” Ivy said.Jaxon glared at Bryn.“Our gardener is a seventy-year-old female.If I have nightmares, I’m going to call you and describe them in detail.”She felt bad, but not bad enough to let the topic drop.“Feel free to share my theory with your friends.Maybe they’ll be faithful to their wives.”Jaxon exited the room, muttering to himself.“We thought you might want this back.” Clint passed Bryn her book bag.“Thanks.”“How’s your leg?” Ivy asked.“Better now that there’s no longer a sharp metal thing jabbing through it.”“Makes sense,” Clint said.“Next inquiry, where’s Zavien?”Good question.“I haven’t seen him since he left the gym.He said something about running errands at lunch.”About ten minutes later, Zavien bolted through the door.“Are you all right?’Good.He’s worried.“I’m recovering.”“Tell me everything.” He sat in the chair Jaxon had occupied.She launched into the story, leaving out Jaxon’s taunts about being the other woman.When she mentioned the blond’s role in helping her, Zavien frowned.“How do you know he wasn’t distracting you to give someone time to plant the javelin?”“He didn’t hurt me, he helped me.” Wait a minute.When had Jaxon become one of the good guys?Chapter SixAfter a quick checkup, Medic Williams released Bryn with a slip excusing her from classes for the rest of the day.Zavien escorted her across campus while Clint and Ivy returned to class.Bryn’s leg was stiff, but thanks to the healing power of Quintessence, would be good as new by tomorrow night.The disgusting sweat-soaked gym clothes had to go.When she reached her room, she made a beeline for the shower.Clean and dressed, she emerged from her bedroom to find Zavien brooding on the couch.Did he have any insight on who had planted the javelin?She sat next to him.“What are you thinking?”“It’s not important.”Not the answer she expected.She tried a different tactic.“What errands did you run today?”“Nola needed to do some shopping in Dragon’s Bluff.”He’d ditched her for Nola.Again.Knowing she was being irrational didn’t stop the words from flying out of her mouth.“Did you have fun shopping with Nola while someone tried to turn me into a shish kebab?”“I’ve told you before that she’s a friend.” Zavien reached for her hand.Not good enough.“When she shows up, you run to her rescue.”“I’ve come to your rescue on more than one occasion.”He was right.Damn it.“I don’t like sharing you.She needs to find her own hero.”Zavien leaned in and pressed his lips against hers.This seemed to be his standard move when he didn’t want to talk.She should be mad, but the distraction technique worked.She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer.Electricity thrummed through her veins.When he pulled away from her, she sighed.He kissed her forehead.“This is something I don’t share with Nola.I may let her cry on my shoulder, and I might go shopping with her, but I have no desire to kiss her until she melts against me.”“I don’t melt.”One corner of his mouth turned up.He brushed her hair aside and skimmed his mouth down her neck until he reached the sensitive skin by her collarbone.Liquid heat flooded her body.She clamped her lips together to keep from moaning.When he applied his teeth to the area she gave up all pretenses and growled deep in her throat.She felt and heard Zavien chuckle against her skin.“Maybe I melt a little.”His chest puffed out with pride.She stuck her tongue out at him.“That’s very mature.”The phone rang, cutting off further comment.She picked up the receiver.“Is Zavien there?” Smoke shot from Bryn’s nostrils.“Just a moment, Nola.” She glared at Zavien while he took the phone.His end of the conversation consisted of yes and no answers.Is he hiding something from me? When the conversation ended, Zavien reclaimed his seat on the couch.Bryn wasn’t ready to get all cuddly with him again [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]