Center of the Universe (Twelfth Keeper) by Malory Belle

Author:Malory, Belle [Malory, Belle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-06-25T04:00:00+00:00

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Phoenix kept his promise. Kennedy found him waiting outside the office door when she walked out of it. His eyes roamed over her face, falling to her mouth. “How do you feel?”

“I’m fine. The pain is pretty much gone.”

Looking into his eyes was the same as looking directly at the sun. She couldn’t do it. His concern for her radiated from him. Behind that was a troubling guilt. It wouldn’t surprise her if he blamed himself for what happened, even though it wasn’t his fault. What led to fighting Fang was a mixture of anger and bruised pride, and she knew it. She was totally one hundred and ten percent to blame, but he would never see it that way.

Well, hadn’t she wanted him to feel shame? Hadn’t she wanted him to feel regret? After all, he was the one who betrayed her.

I wanted him to regret what he did, not what I did.

Phoenix rubbed the back of his neck. “I never meant for this to happen. I should’ve never let you fight her.”

Kennedy drew the courage to look at him. “Today wasn’t your fault,” she said. “Besides, I didn’t ask for your permission.”

“You’re angry because of me. You fought Fang because of me. That makes it my fault.”

“No, I’m angry because I made bad decisions.” Decisions that led to you stomping all over my heart.

“Don’t say that,” he said, wincing. “Don’t treat this as if I was your bad decision.”

“Weren’t you?” She cut him with her gaze. “Because it sure seems that way.”

“Look, Fang thinks she’s in love with me.” The words rushed out of his mouth as if he were uncomfortable acknowledging them. “She sprung this on me while you weren’t here, telling me I never gave her a fair chance. It took me by surprise, Kennedy. I would have never guessed it in a million years. I thought our relationship was based on the kinship of our circle. Never more than that.”

“You kissed her.”

“No.” He shook his head. “She kissed me, and if you saw any proof of that, you know it’s the truth.”

She crossed her arms over her chest. It was the truth, but beside the point. Lips were touching lips, dammit. “You didn’t pull away.”

He saw her expression and took a step toward her.

She took a step back. Getting through this conversation required space. Lots and lots of space.

“No, I didn’t. I’ll admit that’s where I screwed up.” He let out a low, agonized sigh. “I’ve known Fang almost my whole life. She’s incredibly stubborn. When she has her mind made up about something, she doesn’t back down. I figured I would put an end to all of this by showing her there was nothing between us, but it backfired on me. I didn’t kiss her back, and she saw that as me not giving her a chance.”

A door opened and closed a few rooms down. Kennedy waited until she was sure they were alone before asking her next question. “Why does Fang think

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