The Marked Ones by Munt S. K

Author:Munt, S. K. [Munt, S. K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Romance
Goodreads: 18158596
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2013-07-01T06:00:00+00:00

19.

Ivyanne barged into Tristan's room the moment she knocked off-not bothering to go for her nightly swim. It was raining too much-heading out in it would look suspicious. Besides, there was lightning, and even she was vulnerable to that.

And thirdly, she was in the mood to be mad.

When she swept in the room, half-drenched and shaking, Tristan looked up from the television and smiled as though he’d been expecting her.

‘Hey beautiful!’ The blue light from the television was reflecting off his fair hair. ‘How was your night?’

Ivyanne reached into her sagging apron, removed the two bound mud crabs she’d absconded with and placed them on the table top before her. She’d worked so hard to develop composure in the face of so much friction, but the rainy, perplexing day was the last straw. She was out of tolerance. ‘What did you say to my boss?!’

Tristan’s eyes widened as he regarded the live crustaceans on his perfectly clean table before gaping up at her. ‘Is this your version of bringing a man flowers? I already ate, but it works.’

Ivyanne scowled at him. ‘They’re females. I just rescued them from the tank. Figured you’re used to dealing with women with crabs so you could see that they get where they need to go.’

Tristan chuckled. ‘Ouch!’

Ivyanne crossed her arms. ‘Seriously...what did you say to my boss, Loveridge?’

Tristan smirked. ‘He told you about our talk, huh?’

‘All he’ll tell me is that you said I was coming over. And I wanna know why you said it, when we had no arrangement. Aren’t things in my life stressful enough without you trying to get under my boss’s skin to boot?’

‘Okay first off-stop dripping water and aquarium filth all over the place-it’s not cool.’ Tristan got to his feet, went to the sink and came back with a rag and a tea towel. As he continued to talk, he set the crabs gingerly on the dishcloth and began mopping up the water with the rag. ‘And secondly, Link sought me out to start trouble, so he can’t complain that he got some back.’

Ivyanne hesitated, putting her rage on hold. ‘He started an argument with you?’

‘Yes.’ Tristan said, taking the cloth to the sink and rinsing it before ringing it out. He then put the plug in the sink and filled it with water-probably for the crabs. ‘Princess he came all he way down to the beach just to give me a hard time. How crazy is that? He’s lucky I didn’t tow him out past the shark nets and dump his cocky ass there!’

‘It’s just so unlike him!’ Ivyanne exclaimed.

‘Actually no, he’s sort of been a smart-ass since we first met.’ Tristan countered, reaching for a mop and shooing her feet away while he dried the area beneath her. His fastidious cleaning was almost enough to get a giggle out of her. ‘He needed to be put in his place, so I handled it.’

‘How?’ Ivyanne asked, stepping aside. She couldn’t fathom what would drive mild-mannered Lincoln to pick a fight with Tristan-who was twice his size and a high-paying guest.

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