His Perfect Game by Jenn Langston

Author:Jenn Langston [Langston, Jenn]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781619353527
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Published: 2013-12-17T08:00:00+00:00

Greyson watched his wife as he hid under the guise of sleeping. Seeing her sitting in his bedchamber as he awoke gave him more relief than he had expected to feel. She was safe.

Misjudging the toll the past two weeks had taken on his body, he’d tried to go after her when he learned she was out with her cousin. The attempt had not gone well. And the traitorous Holland drugged him. But he would not allow himself to show such a weakness again. Clenching the muscles in his chest, he realized he was already becoming accustomed to the pain. All that remained was working his leg muscles. He should be up as soon as tomorrow.

Lady Merrick sighed, bringing his attention back to her. She used nimble fingers to pull the needle in and out of the fabric. His mouth went dry. From somewhere he vaguely recollected those very fingers on his bare skin. As his body reacted to the memory, he shifted, not wanting his desire to be known.

Her eyes glanced over at him, but she turned back to her needlework, breaking eye contact. He wondered why she bothered to sit in here if she possessed no intention of acknowledging him.

As he struggled to pull himself up to a sitting position, she remained seated. Hours before, she’d insisted he needed her help, but now she denied him. Muttering under his breath about unhelpful females, he sat up, shoving the pillows behind him.

“Why are you in here?” he asked, although his dry mouth could barely form the words.

Seeing a carafe of water, he carefully maneuvered his body to grasp the handle mostly with his fingertips. Transferring it to his other hand, he worked on getting a glass. Sweat beaded on his forehead, and he debated drinking straight from the pitcher. Instead he persevered and once he poured a glass he gulped the water. Exhausted, he sat back, out of breath and irritated.

“To assist you if you need it.” She didn’t look up at him.

Astounded she would make such a claim, he slammed the cup down. “If that is your intent, why are you not helping me now?”

“It does not appear that you need it. Besides, you haven’t requested my help.” She shrugged. “I remember you don’t appreciate my assumptions.”

“Clearly you don’t want to help me, so leave. I’ll summon someone else if necessary.”

“I’m sorry, but you have me or no one. The rest of the staff would rather avoid you due to your unusually bad mood.”

Greyson snorted but didn’t comment further. He had no doubt news of Holland’s termination had spread around. The other staff members must fear their fate as well.

He watched as her steady fingers continued to pull at the thread. Grabbing his deck of cards from the side table, he shuffled them. The soft sound of a card crashing against another gave him comfort. It offered him a sense of power and made him feel more like himself.

“If you are going to stay in here with me, can you at least attempt to act as though you can tolerate my presence?” He ground out.

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