Revenge and Roses (The Revenge Duet Book 2) by Scarlet King

Author:Scarlet King [King, Scarlet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2022-06-09T18:30:00+00:00

26

Rory

Nobody panicked, but we all groaned.

“For fuck’s sake!” I grumbled as I stood, wincing at the stickiness sliding down my thighs. “Can’t the weird stalker people wait until after I’ve showered?”

“Sorry, little thief,” Darius smiled at me. “He’s tied up and bleeding in your shed. Figured you’d want to deal with him sooner rather than later.”

“A witch can’t catch a fucking break,” I murmured, sighing as I let Conan pull me to my feet. My elemental tucked me close, pressing a kiss to my head that softened me entirely. If it wasn’t for the threat, I’d have downright melted.

“What the fuck happened?” Conan asked Darius as I scrambled for something to wear.

“I was checking the perimeter, like a good little guard demon, and found some asshole creeping around the forest,” Dare answered smoothly. I found a black sweater dress and tugged it over my head. I smelled of sex and wolf, but fuck it. I kind of liked the combination. Even if the cum on my thighs wasn’t particularly comfortable.

Ezra watched me like a hawk. “I like the idea of you wearing my cum on your skin,” he said as he stood and crossed to me, completely ignoring Darius and Conan discussing torture tactics.

I snorted at him. “I need to have a talk with your wolf if that’s the case,” I reprimanded.

Ezra shrugged. “He and I are in agreement that we smell good on you.”

I’d been thinking the exact same thing two seconds ago but I’d be damned before I’d admit it.

“You think he’s okay?” I whispered, glancing at Conan. It said something, that I was more concerned about his emotions than the hostage in my garden, but I’d been dealing with the latter problem for years. The former was far more worrying.

“Yeah,” Ezra answered, his dark eyes softening. “I think so.”

I nearly brought up the love confession, but the joke stuck in my throat. It shouldn’t hurt, the way they said it so openly to each other. They’d known me for all of a few weeks, so this dull ache in my chest was ridiculous.

I shook my head to clear it then crossed to Darius, leaving Conan and Ezra to get dressed. “Show me the bastard then,” I said, crossing my arms.

“Rory,” Conan snapped. “Don’t go out there without all of us with you.”

Anger whipped through me, followed quickly by the knowledge that Conan was trying to keep me safe. Didn’t matter. I was still pissed.

“Are you forgetting I’ve escaped from my asshole ex boyfriend not once, but twice, on my own? Or that I literally ripped a bitch’s throat out, like, a day ago? I think we’re all aware that I can handle myself by now,” I reminded him as calmly as I could. Conan’s eyes hardened, but I knew I was getting through to him. “So, if you don’t mind, I think I’ll grab my dullest kitchen knife and go get to the heart of this myself.”

I flashed my brightest grin at him before turning on my heel and walking through to the kitchen.

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