SKY BROOKS WORLD (ETHAN’S POV): AN URBAN FANTASY BOXED SET (BOOKS 1-4) by Hunter McKenzie & Knight Emerson

Author:Hunter, McKenzie & Knight, Emerson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sky Publishing
Published: 2018-12-08T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 4

Once home, I changed clothes, then went for an evening run, hoping to wear myself down enough to sleep. Hours later, I returned home exhausted, showered until well after the water went cold, then went to bed without checking my phone. Despite my exhaustion, I couldn’t sleep. I wasn’t sure if it was the dark elf magic buzzing through my body—keeping me perpetually on edge—or my conscience. It was the right call, I reminded myself, a useless refrain that couldn’t save me from a downward spiral of guilt and anger. I harangued myself for not intervening sooner, and I harangued Sky for creating the situation that required my intervention.

The battle continued inside me until it finally exhausted itself with the early glow of dawn. Instead of rising, as was my ritual, I fell into a restless, short-lived slumber. After only a few hours, I woke wondering just how long it would be until Sky showed up at my door to confront me.

I was making a breakfast of steak and eggs when her car lurched to a halt in the driveway. She slammed the car door and was on the porch a moment later, knocking with a loud urgency. I turned off the stove with a snap of the control, set aside the frying pan, then strode to the door. For a moment, I just stared at it, expecting it to melt from the heat of her anger.

When I opened the door, I found her glaring up at me, a molten fury in her eyes, her lips twisted into a hateful scowl. Her body was rigid, leaning toward me, with her fists clenched at her side. Frowning, I stepped aside for her to enter. She slammed the door behind her and stood speechless inside the entryway.

If looks could kill. I leaned against the wall, patiently waiting for the volcano to explode.

She tried to calm herself, taking a few breaths before finally asking in a restrained voice, “What did you do to me?”

I rolled my eyes. Do we really have to go through the obvious? “You know what was done. Don’t ask silly questions. Why don’t we get on with it? Throw your tantrum, yell, and tell me how hurt and violated you feel. Call me whatever creative insults you’ve come up with and when you’re finished with your little show—go ahead and let yourself out.”

I had no illusions of being forgiven.

“Why?” she demanded through clenched teeth.

“Why do you think? If you can’t stop indulging every childish urge that overtakes you, then we have no choice but to intervene. If it is any consolation to you,” I added softly, “I do not enjoy cleaning up your messes.”

“What you did was cruel and unnecessary. You could have just asked.”

“Would you have agreed?” I asked, challenging her.

She hesitated, knowing I was right but still clinging to her righteous indignation.

“That’s exactly why I didn’t,” I added.

Her cheeks burned crimson as her anger came flooding out. She shouted, punctuating her accusations by stabbing her finger

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