Beyond the Red by Ava Jae

Author:Ava Jae
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Published: 2016-01-26T05:00:00+00:00

“I’m going to marry Serek,” Kora says as she enters her room.

I keep my face blank. Frozen air drips down my throat. Something in my chest tightens, a vice squeezing the air from my lungs. Marriage? He’s been here for all of a day and now they’re getting married? “Well that’s … unexpected.”

She sits on her bed and pulls off her shoes. Shakes her head. “I still can’t believe he offered.”

So it’s just like that. Mr. High and Mighty Prince of the World waltzes in here with his gold-ringed eyes and stupid white smile and offers to marry her and she throws herself at him. I can just imagine how that conversation went—Sha, of course I’ll marry you, my gorgeous Serek. We’ll make beautiful babies together.

Ugh.

“So that’s why he’s here?” I cross my arms. “To offer you a marriage contract?”

She blinks. “You don’t think he knows?”

“I’m not the one who spoke to him. Or agreed to marry him.”

“I didn’t agree, not officially. But I will. At my upcoming lifecycle celebration, I think.” Kora pulls her hair down and sighs. She says it so easily, like there’s not even a consideration, and it hits me—there isn’t. She has to choose a mate, and it’s not going to be Daven.

What did I think was going to happen? That because we sleep better next to each other, we have some kinduv bond? Serek is the blazing High Royal Prince. There isn’t an option. And besides, what do I care? She’s a Sepharon queen, and she destroyed my life. She means nothing to me.

“As for you,” she continues, “I’m not sure. He didn’t say anything and he barely looked at you, so … maybe not?”

“And he just happened to show up today of all sets to propose to you.” I clench my fists. “Seems convenient.”

She shrugs. “He said he’d heard about Daven, and it’s common knowledge that I’m looking for a mate, so it’s not out of the question.”

She reaches for her dress and I face the wall while she undresses. And see my reflection. Fuck. I completely forgot about the wall-sized mirror she has across from her bed, which—blazing suns—shows more than just my reflection. “Uh, Kora—”

Her dress falls around her feet, leaving only the scarf wrapped around her shoulder and left arm. Heat awakens inside me and sinks to my groin. Suns and stars alive. I thought I’d seen most of her before, but she’s … wow. From the perfect curve of her neck to the gorgeous curves of her waist and ass, to her strong, toned legs, she’s beautiful from head to toe. Tattoos blacken the paths of her tanned back, partially covered by the dark arm wrap she always has on. Her skin looks so soft, and for a mo I remember her slightly sweet scent. I stare for longer than I should, then close my eyes and take a deep breath I’m dangerously close to embarrassing myself again. And she may have a gorgeous body, but she’s still an alien queen, and a murderer, and everything I don’t want to be.

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