Sunshine (Trident Agency Book 1) by Kiki Clark & E.M. Lindsey

Author:Kiki Clark & E.M. Lindsey [Clark, Kiki & Lindsey, E.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rainbow Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-11-16T16:00:00+00:00

12

SUNSHINE

“Jeez, man, what’d you do to that kid last night?”

Jeremiah jerked his head up from the report he’d been reading—and doing his best not to feel Remi’s phantom fingers clutching at him or hearing his breathy voice in his head begging for release—his fingers heating in fury before he noticed the friendly smile on the Gargoyle’s face. He forced himself to relax and stop acting guilty or weird before someone figured out how his session with Remi had ended.

Besides, the guy asking was a palace guard and one of the few who’d actually treated Jeremiah with respect from day one, and he didn’t look suspicious or angry on the royals’ behalf. Still, Jeremiah kept his face blank as he responded.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

The man’s eyebrows popped up. “During your self-defense lesson last night. My buddy is on morning shift and said the prince is limping pretty bad even after his swim. You remember he’s the one we’re protecting, right?”

A few of the other palace guards chuckled at the Gargoyle’s teasing, but they shut their mouths as soon as Jeremiah sent a glare around the room. They’d been using the space every morning for meetings since he’d arrived, and anyone not on active protection duty was required to be there. He didn’t share everything his team was doing or the few small leads they’d found, but he made each of them report anything and everything they discovered.

“He’s fine,” Jeremiah finally said, flicking a hand toward an open seat. The last thing he wanted to do was talk about Remi and what had happened between them the night before in a room full of people he didn’t trust and who were trained to detect deceptions. When the Gargoyle crossed his arms and stubbornly held his ground though, Jeremiah sighed. “I’ll check on him after the meeting. I’m sure he’s just sore because he’s not used to it.”

“And from being a weak little halfbreed,” someone muttered from the back of the room.

Jeremiah’s hackles rose, his temperature spiking. “Stand up. Whoever fucking said that—stand up right now.”

There was a long moment of tense silence, and then a big guy with long blond hair braided down his back rose to his feet, sneer curling his lip as he eyed Jeremiah. Werewolf. They always thought they were so much better than him.

Not that he gave two shits about what this guy thought about him in that moment.

He turned to the Gargoyle. “How long has he worked for the palace?”

“Two years, sir.” The Gargoyle—he should really start to learn their names—looked equally unimpressed, scowling at the wolf. Jeremiah was sure the honorific was on purpose too, to send a message to the rest of the room.

“Two years and you still think it’s okay to disrespect the crown prince of Midlona in a room full of witnesses.” Jeremiah kept his voice level, even though his hound was dying to rip this asshole to shreds. He knew being part human was something Remi struggled with accepting

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