London Soul (London Royal Duet Book 2) by Nana Malone

Author:Nana Malone [Malone, Nana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sankofa Girl
Published: 2019-11-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Lex

The following morning, my head throbbed as Jasper, Angel, Nick, and Max all convened on the barge. I hadn’t gotten a wink of sleep, and I wasn’t in the mood for the mental beat down I was about to endure. And to make matters worse, Abbie hadn’t replied to a single one of my messages.

“Mate, what the fuck were you thinking?”

I glared at Max. I really didn’t need my friend taking the moral high ground with me. “Look, it wasn’t supposed to happen like that. The whole thing just got fucking messy, okay?”

“She’s a nice girl. You really should have left her alone.” Jasper’s voice was barely above a snarl.

“And what, left her for you?” I growled.

“Maybe.” Jasper stood to glare at me.

Nick stepped between the two of us. “Come on, you two. Are you really going to get in a row over some bird? Use your brains.” He turned his attention to Angel and Max. “A little help here?”

Angel shook his head. “I was just looking for a lift to the agency. I’m starting to think I should have taken the tube.”

Max shrugged. “I didn’t think I’d agree with Nick on this one, but he’s right. We’ve been mates for how long? Stop being mad for just a moment and use the brains God gave ya.”

I dragged in a breath. “I just want to know that she’s okay.”

“She’s fine,” Max said. “Well, as fine as she can be. Sophie’s got her holed up at the house, and she and Faith are pretty much circling her like mother hens.”

I breathed a sigh of relief. I hadn’t been able to reach her, which was to be expected, but I was worried that she wasn’t okay. And when I’d seen the paparazzi camped on her lawn, I’d really worried. “Okay good. At least she’s not all alone in her flat with the vultures circling.”

“Would there be any vultures if it weren’t for you?” Jasper grumbled.

“No, I’ll admit, I cocked this whole thing up. But there were some extenuating circumstances I couldn’t avoid.”

“Oh, you mean like already having a fiancée?” Jasper made to stand again, but Nick shoved him back into his seat.

“Easy, both of you. Jas has a point though. What about Gem? Have you seen her, talked to her?”

Gemma was staying out of sight at Jacinda’s. She’d stayed with me a couple of nights, but then the press had gotten so ridiculous she’d needed to escape. “I talked to her this morning. She’s fine.”

Nick frowned. “What do you mean fine?”

“I mean fine.” What the hell could I tell them? That Gemma had seen it coming? That she’d apologized to me profusely again because she suspected Jacinda had gotten pissed enough about Gemma’s closeted status to call the press and force her hand? That my relationship with Gem had been a sham? I was sick of this shit. But I couldn’t really tell them with Angel there. “Look, Gemma and I have some logistics to work out, but we haven’t really been intimate for a long time.

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