Brenin by Skye Jones

Author:Skye Jones [Jones, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Bren spent the next two days getting more and more wound up. Despite using a condom, having sex with Charlie pushed him closer to her. Made his bear crazy about the damn woman. His plan to drive her out of their home became delayed by more blasted snow.

He decided, if she couldn’t leave, then he’d do the next best thing and ignore her. Avoid her as much as possible. So he’d hit the gym twice a day, needing the workout to stop him from marching into her room and taking her all over again. The intense exercise took hours and provided a handy excuse to avoid Charlie and the rest of the clan.

He’d also spent time with Justin in one of the big barns by the house, watching with fascination as Justin created a ring out of iron for Charlotte, to protect her from the fae.

He’d overheard her tell Aiyana she still experienced the voices. The two women had been cooking up a storm in the kitchen with Eric.

Charlotte explained how the good ones were urging her to give things a go with him, but the bad ones, the dark fae, whispered at her to leave.

Eric and Aiyana had moved around one another seamlessly, every now and again touching an arm or a shoulder. Their love shining out from each gesture and each look. He noticed Charlotte taking stock of their bond and saw her own eyes soften at one point when they kissed. Unsure how he felt about any of it, he’d taken the coward’s option and crept down the hall away from the bustling kitchen.

The evening meals consisted of strained conversation, many darted glances among his clan, and Charlie doing her best to act cheery and upbeat. Already half lost in her, Bren sensed her true emotions. Confusion. Anxiety. A fair bit of anger, which he assumed she held for him. Not that he blamed her. What sort of coward ran away from their problems? He did, came the unhappy answer.

His avoidance meant they didn’t talk much, but she did speak to the others at dinner. Whilst he might not have chatted with her himself, he listened carefully to all she said. He learned her friends weren’t particularly nice, her job was okay but nothing amazing, and her mum had become wrapped up in her own life recently. Basically, Charlie sounded lonely, and it made his heart ache. At one point, she’d mentioned how if she lived where they did, she’d have a mini Shetland pony, and she’d spent about half an hour telling Aiyana how cute they were.

So, yeah, she might not know it, but Bren was getting to know Charlie, even if he kept his distance.

He made his way to the living room, where he sat and scowled at the TV, dreading another uncomfortable meal where he suffered the torment of being in the same room with Charlie and not holding her. Not touching her.

“Guess what?” Kyle came into the room.

“What?” he grunted.

“Snow’s stopped.”

He hoisted himself up and strolled over to the window.

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