Finding Paradise (The Gods of Oakleigh Book 1) by Juanita Kees

Author:Juanita Kees [Kees, Juanita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Juanita Kees
Published: 2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Jax tried dialling Arian’s number before boarding their flight but got no response. It went directly to voicemail. He left a message and hung up, switching off his phone in preparation for the flight. She was probably sleeping, exhausted after the flight. He could picture her in his bed. The soft fall of her lashes against her flushed cheeks, the little pout of her lips as she breathed, the warmth of her body snuggled into his. The vision had his heartbeat racing and his body hardening. Sex — he couldn’t let it be more than that. His heart and mind were dedicated to being the greatest of all chieftains in Zeus’ army. No woman would ever own his heart or mind again. Not even a beautiful Faerie Queen...

Surely the newspapers had it wrong. The media sensationalised everything when celebrities or sports stars were involved. Yes, it had to be a misunderstanding, the truth lost in translation by the Greek newspapers.

“Don’t know why Zeus couldn’t have teleported us. What’s the point of being a god when we still have to use airplanes?” Odys grumbled as he stuffed their hand luggage into the gaps left in the overhead compartments.

“Stop whining, Odys. I doubt he’d want to attract any more attention after that storm today. It’s all over the news about the unseasonal weather.”

“Well, he could at least have let us fly first class. Economy seats weren’t made for two great hulking blokes like us.” He leaned heavily against Jax as he searched for the lock-in end of his seat belt. “Ermioni, glykó mou, wouldn’t you like to swap seats and sit next to Grumpy Theio here? Your company might cheer him up a little.”

Helen shot Odys a warning look while Jax stared aimlessly out the square window, ignoring them both. He simply didn’t care that his friends had tried to cheer him up, distract him with their friendly hedging. In the place where his heart once pounded an icy hole had formed, as deep, dark and cold as the water well in the Enchanted Garden.

“Jax?” He felt the light touch of Helen’s hand on his where he gripped the back of her seat, knuckles white. “Can Ermioni sit with you, so Odys the Whiner has more space to fidget for twenty-six hours?”

“Sure.” No matter how much his heart hurt, he couldn’t deny himself little Ermioni’s company. Rather an aching heart than a sore head, which he would undoubtedly have if Odys whined all the way home to Melbourne.

He opened his arms to the warm bundle of ruffled skirts, picked up Ermioni and plopped her into the seat next to him. As he secured her into her belt, she planted a sticky kiss on his cheek and grinned. He smiled back as she gripped his cheeks with chubby hands and stared deep into his eyes.

In his mind he saw Arian, a wispy figure with sad eyes, standing with a man built for a forward and hands big enough to grip the slippery leather of a football.

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