Heart of Stone (Khargals of Duras Book 3) by Regine Abel

Author:Regine Abel [Abel, Regine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-18T18:30:00+00:00

10

Brianna

Morning found me sprawled in Alkor’s bed, all alone. My eyes flicked to his perch where he remained in stone form. Jumping out of bed, I approached his statue and fought the urge to touch him. Since we’d become involved, he’d confessed that he had indeed felt my touch that first time and that it had nearly driven him insane with lust. The playful side of me totally wanted to tease, grab, and stroke. The mere thought of it had me hot and bothered, throbbing in all the right places. I couldn’t see any signs of the bullet wounds anymore on his body. The one on his side had closed. Looking around his perch I finally spotted the bullet which had been ejected during the night. As much as I wanted to ask him how he felt, I didn’t disturb him, knowing that he still needed to rest, or he would have come out of his stone sleep already.

Still, it fascinated me how his pants had taken on a stone texture similar to his skin. If you didn’t know better, you’d never guess that they were clothes, only thinking them some detailing to the statue. With a sigh, I picked up the phone and called my office. They inquired about the emergency that had caused me to run out two days prior. I reassured them that everything was now under control. One of the workers had messed up, but we were able to fix it. I then informed them that I had the runs and would be puking my guts out for the foreseeable future. Thankfully, I hadn’t been the type to call in sick often. They didn’t question the convenient timing that would effectively give me a four day weekend and just wished me a prompt recovery.

I rummaged through Alkor’s closet where I had left a couple of tops and a skirt. I laid out my outfit on the bed then hopped into the shower. I got dressed, deciding to go commando, and hand-washed my undies which I hung to dry in the bathroom. Looking at myself in the mirror, I cringed at the swollen bruise on my cheek where Stephen had backhanded me. Good thing I wasn’t going to work after all; it would have been a difficult one to explain.

Finding Alkor still regenerating, I entered the lift and made my way down to the main floor while the restaurant was still closed. A couple of waiters were already busy setting up the lunch service. They nodded at me before resuming their work. I didn’t mingle with the staff, not that I would have minded. They always kept a polite distance. I suspected the directive had come from Lana who had thoroughly vetted each employee of the club prior to hiring them. Part of me felt relieved. Like the rest of the patrons, the staff didn’t get to come close to Alkor. Knowing I was his girlfriend, they were surely dying to give me the third degree about their boss to get all the juicy details.

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