Lover Enslaved by Redford Jodi

Author:Redford, Jodi [Redford, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Series - Paranormal
ISBN: 9781605046358
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2009-07-27T14:00:00+00:00

Dash slowed his pace when Jerrick stopped next to the waist-high tin sign marking the location of the Crystal Lodge’s underground parking and slammed his fist into the metal. The sign crumpled, making a wwoonngg noise in the process. Jerrick shook out his fist and ducked his head in a display of absolute dejection.

Blowing out a breath, Dash resumed his stride, quickly closing the gap between his brother and himself. “Thank the gods my head didn’t cave that easily when you clocked me the other night.”

Jerrick’s shoulders stiffened but he remained facing the parking garage. “What the hell are you doing out here?”

“Thought you might need someone to talk to.”

A humorless laugh trickled from Jerrick before he finally deigned to turn around. The overhead streetlamp revealed a face set in abject misery. In the span of mere minutes, he looked like he’d aged far beyond his thirty-three years. “Why don’t you admit why you’re really out here?”

Dash frowned. “I told you why.”

“No, you’re here to tell me what an idiot I am.”

“No, I’m not,” Dash said, his tone soft.

“Do it.” Jerrick’s eyes held deep sockets of pain. “Tell me.”

“No.”

“You’ve called me worse names.” Jerrick’s chin jutted upward in challenge. “Sleeping in silk sheets all these years turn you into a pansy ass?”

“Nice try. And my sheets are Hammatak linen. Cost a bloody fortune too.”

Rage flooded Jerrick’s face. He stalked forward, his stance combative. “Goddamn it, tell me.”

“You’re doing a fine job beating yourself up. You don’t need any help from me.”

Jerrick’s shoulders slumped and he unballed his fists, dropping them listlessly to his sides. “I wasted all these years hating you.”

“Yeah, you did.” Dash inclined his head. “But I forgive you.”

The hollows beneath Jerrick’s eyes deepened. “Why?”

“Because you’re my brother. And Leena dealt you one hell of a vicious blow. I can’t stay mad at you, knowing what she did.” A worrisome thought occurred to Dash and he gave Jerrick a pensive look. “You do believe me now about not touching her, right? I might have been half drugged out of my head, but I know we didn’t have sex.”

“The things Avily said were…tough to hear.” Jerrick massaged his temple, as if trying to rub the worst of her words from his memory. “But they’re too damning for me not to believe them.” He dropped his hand and stared at the walkway beneath his boots. “It’s crazy, but even though I stopped loving Leena long ago, tonight brought all that misery racing back.”

Guilt chiseled a cubbyhole inside Dash’s chest. “You never should have faced the misery on your own.” He’d wasted so much time weaving his cocoon of bitterness, never thinking beyond his selfish pride.

Jerrick didn’t say anything. Just continued to stare at him.

“I’m here for you now.” The words, long overdue after all these years, sat like a lump in Dash’s throat. If he didn’t spew them out, he’d choke on a lifetime of regret. “I want things to be like the way they were before our fallout.”

A faint smile tipped Jerrick’s mouth.

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