Beautiful Monster (Minders Complete) by Joely Skye

Author:Joely Skye [Skye, Joely]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Josh told himself to wait at least a full day before touching Kir again. Josh feared ruining what was new and fragile between them. It wasn’t exactly lust he felt, but a desire to touch, and affection. Feelings that had nothing to do with Brad.

Josh hadn’t had much affection of late. At one point the agency had brought in some guy and that encounter had been lukewarm, given their sex had been a close cousin to prostitution. After that, Josh refused to have anything to do with the agency’s “friends”. Until Brad.

“What’s wrong?” asked Kir. They were out for their morning walk. “Nothing.” Josh changed the subject, at least the one in his head. “Where will you go after the cabin?”

“I don’t have plans.”

“You’ll probably go back to live with your sister and the other

Minders?”

Kir lifted one shoulder. “It’s not the best place for me. I find it hard to

relax around them. I always wonder if they’ll start playing.”

“Playing?”

“That’s what we call our magic when we use it among ourselves. I’m

not a strong Minder, so I find others stressful. Except my sister. I trust

her.”

Josh swallowed. So much for changing the subject, because he had

to ask, “Is Brad strong?”

“Yup. The fewer your morals, the stronger you can be.” Kir picked his

way through a swampy piece of path. It was heavily forested here. The air

smelt of dampness and rotting wood.

“So you have all the morals, do you?” Josh was proud at how well he

controlled his voice. No tremor and his tone was cynical.

“You don’t sound impressed.”

“I sometimes fear I only trust you because you told me to.” “I know,” said Kir in a low voice. “I hope, with time, you’ll believe

otherwise.”

“Does it matter?”

Kir shot him a look of, you’re kidding. “I said Brad didn’t have

morals. We’re not all the same, you know.”

“Okay, sure. You’re not Brad. Still, what do you want of me?” Kir gave a short, embarrassed laugh. “Company, I guess.” “Hang out with your sister.” Josh forgot to control his voice and anger

came out. When he thought of Brad, the fear rolled through him, turning

to rage. A helpless, weak kind of rage that he shouldn’t take out on Kir. After a pause, Kir said carefully, as if thinking how to word his reply,

“Maddie comes with her own baggage. I don’t agree with a lot of her, well,

philosophies. You’re easier company.”

“So I’m easy.”

“Don’t twist my words. That’s not what I mean.”

They emerged from the shade and entered an open field. The ground

was dry here, a contrast to the mud they’d trekked through. Suddenly, it

was too hot in the still air, under the midday sun. The light turned harsh

yellow, the air stifled, and Josh’s rage shook him.

Kir watched him, now concerned. “Are you okay?”

Josh couldn’t stop talking about Brad, when he didn’t even want to

think about the man. “Two years ago, you went with Brad, Kir.” Kir faced him squarely. “I went with Maddie.”

“You took Brad’s hand.”

“To get him away from you. I knew how to handle him. You didn’t.” “Brad touched your face,” Josh continued.

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