Harley Merlin 14: Finch Merlin and the Forgotten Kingdom by Forrest Bella

Author:Forrest, Bella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight Press
Published: 2019-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

Finch

“Why is everyone dancing but me?” Kaya suddenly demanded, slurring her words. Yep, that was bound to happen after a bucketload of booze. I was surprised she could still string a sentence together. “My parents, Miss Winchester and that gallant protector of hers, and so many of these celebrants. It has put me in the mood.”

I arched a curious eyebrow at her. “In the mood for what? Careful, or you’ll have your suitors drooling into their stew.”

Kaya laughed explosively, almost knocking me sideways. “You are a funny man, Mr. Merlin! Is he not the most amusing creature you have ever encountered?” She looked over at Ryann expectantly.

“He has his moments,” she replied, her tone less wooden than before. And those white spots in her eyes seemed to have disappeared for the time being.

“I wonder, do you dance as well as you jest?” Kaya gave me no time to protest, grabbing my hand and dragging me to the dance floor.

Ryann stared after me, but I could only offer her an “I don’t know what the hell is happening, either” look. Unfortunately, I didn’t even get to make the most of that look, as Kaya forcibly gripped my head and spun it forward. Damn, she had some strength, and the red fizz had only made her rougher. I wasn’t a friggin’ owl! She’d nearly snapped my neck.

“I want all of your attention, Mr. Merlin,” she announced.

“Or you’ll twist my head off?” I retorted.

She grinned. “I would not harm such a charming creature.”

As she took my hand and slammed it onto her waist while savagely gripping my other hand, I felt eyes burning a hole in my back… and my front. And my sides. I was getting glares from all over the shop. From Kaya’s suitors, mainly, and their scowling mothers. Truth be told, I wasn’t nearly as scared of the suitors as I was of their show moms. I’d seen enough of Tantrums and Tiaras to know you never messed with the moms.

But there was a distinct burning, right between my shoulder blades, that I knew was coming directly from Ryann’s eyes. Or Lux’s. Or both. Ironically, Kaya had unwittingly succeeded in peeving both of them, which gave me a little bolster of relief. If Ryann was glaring, it meant she wasn’t happy about this. And if she wasn’t happy, it meant things were gravy between us. And that maybe she wished she were taking to the floor with me instead, á la Luke and Melody. Honestly, I hadn’t expected Luke to actually work up the nerve to ask Melody to dance. It meant Nash was unsupervised, but he was a big boy. Surely he could take care of himself for a few minutes. And if not, Huntress would let us know.

“Just warning you, I’m not much of a dancer. So if you’re hoping for a Swayze moment to make all these strapping gents green with envy, you picked the wrong guy.” I tried to pretend my hand didn’t belong to me—the one on her waist.

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