Sins of the Father: A Paranormal Prison Romance (Sinfully Sacrified Book 1) by Mary E. Twomey

Author:Mary E. Twomey [Twomey, Mary E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

19

The Fae and the Shifter

The cool of the morning brings new light and fresh perspective to all of us. We’re each oddly calm as we go through the breakfast line after our morning calisthenics. The four of us move in sort of a dance, ladling and shifting our trays around to take extra of what we know the others prefer. I load up my tray with my share of linked sausages, because the others could do with the extra protein, and they each take all the fruits we’re allotted to peruse. By the time we get to our rejects table off to the side of the cafeteria, we have a veritable feast. All four trays are pushed to the center, and we eat as we please, taking without asking because the treasures on the trays belong to all of us with no strings attached.

And the funny part is, we complete this ballet without communicating the plan to each other. We all just happen to be on the same page.

My plan was to give Gray his space, but his plan is apparently the opposite. He eats with one hand because his other is wrapped around me. Though we haven’t discussed it, the statement he makes to the whole of the cafeteria is clear: we are very much together, and anyone who wants to get at me today is going to have to go through him.

The heat that radiates from his side puts me in such a deep level of peace that when Malrick and his cronies stop near our table, my hackles don’t bother raising.

Malrick’s blond hair is greasier today, but his cocky grin isn’t hampered by it. “Well, if it isn’t the happy couple. You know, you didn’t have to slum it with old fleabag over here, Princess Arlanna Scarlett Valentine. I would’ve taken one for the team if you were really that horny. Doesn’t matter to me how dirty it must be up in there. I can only guess at the number of blokes you’ve been with. Still, I’ll do my part to keep the fae race from going to the dogs.” He tsks us while I crunch into my apple. “From dating the prince to dating a dog. My, how the stilettos have fallen.”

I’m all for ignoring Malrick, along with the spineless sniggers that spatter in pockets around our small table, but Gray’s not having it, and neither is Cass. They both stand with matching sneers, looking every bit as threatening as any well-trained bodyguards.

Gray doesn’t like to get involved in drama like this. I don’t want him sacrificing his steadiness for me.

“It’s alright,” I tell them, still munching. “Let Malrick run his mouth. Makes no difference to me.”

But Charlotte’s already out of her seat, trotting over to the nearest guard. I don’t care if it looks like we’re tattling; she’s going about things the proper route. The guards are there to keep the peace.

Malrick and his cronies scatter as Officer Johnson approaches. “Everything okay here?”

I open my mouth to wave off his concern, but Charlotte’s voice doesn’t hold back.

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