Paradise: Liminal Space: Book Two by Cari Z

Author:Cari Z [Z, Cari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter fifteen

Jonah

The bright spot was, Cody would be okay. That was the one glowing, sparkling, shiny fucking bright spot in Jonah’s life right now. The doctor had figured out what stung Cody and given him the appropriate antivenin, but because he was a natural, it was going to take a lot longer for his body to deal with both the toxin and the side effects of the cure. The dizziness and nausea the poor kiddo was suffering from would taper off gradually, though he’d need to be under observation for a few days. Cody was going to be fine, though.

Jonah didn’t want to think about the rest of it. Decisions had to be made, he had to … he had to … fuck, he had to tell Garrett what was going on. He had to tell him about Kilroy, about Jack, even though something deep in his soul quailed at the thought of betraying his people. Except Drifters weren’t his people anymore, Garrett was his people, Garrett and his family, but …

Jonah knew it would just take more time. He had to acclimate to a new way of living, but he couldn’t look around this place without thinking about how far beyond his scope it was. Even on Paradise, where they had their own house, it was still modest. Three bedrooms, a communal living space, a decent-size kitchen, bathrooms, and storage built into most of the walls, and it felt cozy. It felt right.

This place, it was just too big. Too opulent. God knew Jonah appreciated the private infirmary, the doctors, all the toys for Cody, everything that Miles’ position and prominence could do for his child. There were no permanent treatments for being a natural, but apparently, there were a lot of private therapies that could help boost immune efficiency and even do a little to prolong life. All of that was great.

What wasn’t so great was the waste. There was so much space here, too much for so few people. The mansion was a status symbol, Jonah got that, but it was the kind of symbol he had learned to dislike and distrust from an early age. He could sympathize with Kilroy despite all of the man’s crudeness and backhanded ways because he knew how terrible it could be on a ship when your potential ports were drying up, and supercilious authorities jerked you around and denied you access to medical facilities, to credit, to the chance to set up shop. It was a terrible thing to be so isolated and alone, especially when you were in need. And it was hard to reconcile those early experiences with what he was living now.

Garrett stirred against his chest, slowly coming out of a fitful sleep. Jonah bent his head and inhaled deeply, filling his lungs with the scent of his lover as he took a long look at his face. Garrett looked tired, and he still felt cold despite their close embrace. His skin was strangely waxy, and sweat dotted his forehead and the dark circles just beneath his eyes.

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