Torn: The Complete Series by Julia Sykes

Author:Julia Sykes [Sykes, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-04-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

Shay couldn’t help feeling nervous and guilty as Lucas led her into the ballroom at The Carolinian Hotel. She should be thrilled that Lucas had requested that she be his date, that they had shared an afternoon of passion. Hadn’t she just spent the last two weeks longing for him to return to her? Hadn’t she instinctively chosen his comfort over Jonathan’s after the fiasco at Tempest?

Remembering how he had shut her out earlier, she wasn’t so sure about where she stood with him.

But her undeniable joy at being with Lucas didn’t mean she didn’t feel like shit about how she had treated Jonathan. He had kept his distance for the past two days. She hadn’t heard a word from him since that night at Tempest.

She had considered calling him to apologize, but she was too much of a coward.

Although she should be blissfully happy to be on Lucas’ arm tonight, she couldn’t help thinking of her time with Jonathan. He had been so sweet to her, had never caused her pain as Lucas had.

Especially after how Lucas had changed toward her this afternoon, her rational mind told her that she had made the wrong choice; she had rejected the nice guy.

But her irrational gut told her that there had never even been a choice. Even when she had been with Jonathan, Lucas had never left her thoughts, her heart. Even now, her body was telling her she had chosen well. Her skin tingled where Lucas’ hand touched her bare arm, making it difficult to keep her focus on her tangled thoughts.

She was going to have to force herself to focus, to gather her courage. Jonathan would certainly be here tonight, and she had to be ready to face him. Would the passion between them still be there, tempting her? She would prefer that he was angry at her, pushing her away rather than having to face the prospect of harboring lingering feelings for him.

“Are you all right? You seem tense.”

Her attention turned to Lucas as he spoke to her softly, concern lacing his tone. She was caught up in his sincere green gaze. She didn’t want to lie to him, but the last thing she wanted to do was tell him about her feelings towards Jonathan. Not when she had just won him back.

“I’m just a bit nervous,” she hedged. There, that would have to do. She had learned better than to lie to Lucas; he could always tell when she was lying to him.

He frowned down at her, sensing her reticence. Mercifully, he said nothing, allowing her to guard her secret.

After a moment, his frown gave way to a small smile.

“Come on,” he said. “Let’s go do a bit of networking.” His eyes darkened with lust. “The sooner we get this over with the sooner we can get to other things.” He rubbed the pad of his thumb against her skin, and she shivered slightly at the contact. “You look beautiful tonight, Shay.”

She dropped her eyes, blushing. “Thank you,” she murmured.

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