Entangled: A Reverse Harem Fairy Tale Retelling (Haven Realm) by Mila Young

Author:Mila Young [Young, Mila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

GAGE

“Where is your ex?” I asked, scratching my head. So many people crowded around us in the markets, stepping on my feet, talking non-stop.

Reed lifted his chin, staring past the mass. “Just farther down this aisle.” But just as he finished, a blonde with the brightest yellow cat eyes stepped in his way, glaring. Her lips twisted into a crooked line. In an instant, her palm struck out and slapped Reed across the face. Loud and sharp. I cringed on the inside. The woman stormed off, vanishing into the crowds.

“Oh, damn, is that your ex? She hates you.” I clapped Reed’s shoulder. “What the hell did you do to upset her?”

“That’s a different ex,” he grumbled and rubbed his red cheek. “Fuck. She wanted me to marry her after we dated for two weeks.”

I laughed, my stomach rolling with way too much enjoyment. “She’s one of those loonies,” I said. “You’re better off. It’s the clingy ones who sneak into your house at night to kill you. I had one who insisted on being with me every hour of the day, and it drove me crazy. This one time I went to work, and I discovered her hiding behind a curtain, convinced I was cheating on her.” I made a circular motion with my finger next to my temple. “A man needs alone time, you know? But damn, you didn’t mess around.”

Reed huffed and marched through the hordes of people, and I tracked after him. I shouldn’t make fun of him because before I’d met Elliana, I’d had a different woman every few months, searching for the right person to love me, to help me become complete. With each girl, I’d expected this instant electricity and bang—I’d turn into a full dragon. But after years of misfortune, not only had I given up, but I’d been resigned to the fact I would never be more than a mutant with wings.

Elliana had changed my world. I craved her beyond just finding a mate. She’d had me hyped up on adrenaline to get under her skirt at first, but it was more than that. I’d grown delirious with curiosity to discover who she was and adored our in-depth conversations about the history of Haven Realm. Why were there seven territories? Where had all the different races come from? My theory was that Haven Realm was once part of a larger landmass that had broken up into multiple continents and drifted apart.

What I’d discovered was that I’d focused on the wrong element—finding my true mate had been about the practical need to transform and belong. Not because I loved the women. Until Elliana. Now, whether I transformed or not was inconsequential. I’d accepted that fate long ago.

Reed halted near a baker, and I scanned the market stalls around us. “Is she here?”

“At the end of this row,” I said.

I glanced past several people to find a woman wearing an ankle-length black dress glued to her body, revealing every curve. Her chestnut hair was drawn into a messy ponytail.

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