Shadow on the Sea (Descendants Book 1) by S.J. Garrett

Author:S.J. Garrett [Garrett, S.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-15T23:00:00+00:00

Mai and Aya had parted ways in the hall so that the younger cousin could find the party room where she could add their gifts to the pile. Mai instead headed for the pond in the West Gardens for some much needed fresh air. She chose the West Gardens deliberately since she had sensed a certain merging of power as soon as she was on the castle's grounds. She wasn't an idiot.

As she was skipping a stone across the pond, she sensed Kev approach. She turned and eyed him. "You are not in love with me."

He sighed as he stopped beside her. "No."

"Annnd . . . ?"

He scowled. "Can't you just go along with things? Pretend to be interested back and give me some room to breathe?"

"Would you like to tell me why?"

"I think Kayden is my destined mate." He raked a hand through his unruly brown hair in agitation. "He's too much older than me. He's too good for me, Maitena! He's worked for his station. What the hell have I ever done?"

She contemplated shaking him. "You should be happy that someone as incredible as Kayden is your destined mate. You get to have a guardian and a lover all rolled up in one. Just go jump him and get it over with! I am absolutely not getting in the middle! We've all known all along he was going to be your mate!"

He shot a glare at her. "You're one to talk, you know! We've all known Alexander was your mate! If you'd just hurry up and hit maturity, then you'd figure it out too!"

"You think I'm doing this on purpose?" she shouted at him. She gave him a little shove. "It's killing me! I don't know who or what I am! Nothing I ever do is normal! I love him so much and I can't be with him! You're the idiot who won't take what destiny has given!"

His own temper flared in return. "Maybe you should stop worrying about destiny and stop being stupid yourself! You'd make everyone a lot happier if you'd just jump your damn guardian and be done with it!"

"You don't know anything!" Her temper spiked, and with it came her magic. Shadowy power welled up around her body and slapped Kev so hard that it threw him into the pond. He surfaced and stared at her in shock, and her stomach churned. "Oh god. Oh god. Kev, I'm sorry. I didn't intend . . . didn't mean . . ." She stared at her hands. She had no control. She whirled and ran away as fast as she could.

Kev felt nothing but pain as he watched her flee. Not physically. She hadn't actually done any damage to him. He hurt for her. It was just too damned cruel of destiny and nature, what they were doing to her. He also felt like a complete jerk for lashing out at her the way he had. She hadn't deserved that. He owed her a big apology.

"Stepped in it, didn't you?"

He sighed as he saw Kayden standing on the side of the pond.

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