The Forgotten Queen: A YA Dystopian Romance (Desolation Book 4) by Kortney Keisel
Author:Kortney Keisel [Keisel, Kortney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-26T16:00:00+00:00
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Marx
Marx paced back and forth, leaving a trail in the sand on the beach. The party had ended an hour ago, and heâd deposited his wife in her room to rest. Scattered cloud cover shaded the sky, making the sunset a hazy eruption of colors.
âI should have done more. I should have stopped Cheney immediately,â Marx said, replaying the events of the day with his friend.
âEh, it wasnât that big of a deal.â Kase picked up a seashell and threw it into the waves in front of them.
âIâm a married man, and Cheney was tickling my neck.â Marx threw his hands up. âOf course it was a big deal. I should have stopped her as soon as it started.â
Kase paused his actions. âSydria could have stopped Cheney, but she didnât.â
âItâs not up to her to stop it.â
âIâm envisioning Sydria wrestling Cheney to the ground and yelling, âStay away from my husband!ââ
Marx shook his head. âWhat?â
Kaseâs mouth tilted into an indecent smile. âI think the entire room would have appreciated a wrestling match between two beautiful women.â
He gave his friend a pointed stare as a warning.
Kase laughed as he bent down to pick up another seashell. âWell, if youâre so upset about it, then why didnât you do something more to stop Cheney?â
âI donât know. I froze under pressure. But I should have defended Sydria and our marriage.â
âI donât get it. I thought you didnât want to get married, didnât care about Sydria. Why do you care now that you didnât defend her?â
âItâs the principle of the matter. Iâm her husband. I should have proven my loyalty to her. Shown her some respect.â
Kase shrugged. âYou might be beating yourself up over nothing. Maybe Sydria didnât even notice. Or maybe she didnât even care.â
That was the root of the problem.
Sydria didnât care about Marx.
Not in the way he had begun to care about her.
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