Shadowed Magic (The Enlightened Species Novella) by Hales Wendy S

Author:Hales, Wendy S. [Hales, Wendy S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wendy S. Hales
Published: 2012-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

Jess and Shane dropped her and Eros back at his house. Eros carried her in, set her on the couch with a blanket, forced drugs into her and now knelt lighting a fire in probably the only fireplace in Mesa. All the while, he'd never spoken a word about what he'd seen between her and Mitch. With the fire lit, he dropped his head into his hand braced against his bent knee. The first sign of distress she'd seen from him since he roared into the night after her attack.

“Eros, will you sit with me?” Aymee asked. He stayed squatted a few minutes more, then sighed and joined her. Wrapping his arm over her shoulder, he pulled her against his side. “I'm sorry about today. Mitch is a ...” She began.

“Prick. I heard.” Eros's deep voice held sadness. “He seems to care for you.”

“Maybe.” She shrugged. Over the years, she'd avoided thinking of Mitch ... or at least tried to. Earlier with Eros, she'd felt her heart might heal for the first time. Of course, Mitch would try to ruin it. “I didn't know he was an ADA. I can't believe he opened an investigation on me.” Actually she did. Mitch had practically stalked her for years, using the private investigators his old firm kept on retainer to track her. She'd hoped that had ended a year ago when he'd begun trying to personally get in touch with her. She'd made it clear she wanted nothing to do with him and things had seemed to calm afterward. She should have known he'd hear of her attack and use it as an excuse to re-appear.

“And you?” Eros prompted. “Do you care for him?”

Aymee thought hard on that. “Once upon a time, I thought I loved him.” Eros stiffened beside her. “I met him at the university. Of course, I wasn't a student. I had gone there to teach a martial arts class and promote the Ryu. He was in his last year of Law School. We dated for over a year in secret. That should have been a big red flag … the secrecy, but I trusted him. He said lawyers date quietly and marry big for their careers.” Aymee hadn't even told Jess, yet she felt like she needed to confide in Eros. He sat quietly listening, never pushed her.

“I stupidly thought he'd marry me.” The words caught in her throat.

Eros lifted her chin forcing her to meet his gaze. Thankfully, she didn't see sympathy or pity, just curiosity. “Why didn't you marry him?”

Aymee snort laughed with disdain. “He didn't ask … well, he didn't ask me anyway. Turns out, he'd been dating someone else the whole time. Emily. She had the right last name and education to make her an appropriate wife in the eyes of his family, plus Emily could have … err… whatever. He spent months trying to convince me that marrying Emily had nothing to do with love. He said it was a career move. Bastard wanted me to be his mistress.

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