Torrid - Book Two by Jayne Blue

Author:Jayne Blue [Blue, Jayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Jack

When he touched her my blood simmered. When he called her “my wife” it took everything in me not to reach out and grab Seth by the throat. But Tora was cool and calm. She smiled and put a light hand on his elbow.

“I’m right here,” she said. “There’s no need to be rude to Jack.” She smiled up at me with that mask of indifference she had perfected for Seth. It drove me mad to know what really went on behind her eyes. If I even did.

“I’m going to call it a night,” I said, giving Tora a wry smile back. “I’ve breathed in enough hot air for the week.”

Seth still hadn’t moved. He kept a possessive grip on Tora’s arm. She kept her smile in place but I could see a tiny vein pulsing in her temple. She took measured breaths that made her breasts rise and fall as they strained against the thin fabric of the dress Seth made her wear. It wasn’t fear I sensed from her but there was an undercurrent of tension between them that I didn’t like one bit.

“Are you leaving in the morning?” she said, ignoring the powder keg that was Seth beside her.

“First thing,” I answered. “I had planned to leave tonight but I had a feeling things might get interesting. How about it, Seth? Did you get what you needed from George?”

Seth looked at me. “I got enough,” he finally said, his tone unusually flat. “I’ve never really been worried about where his head was.”

“Good,” I nodded, pursing my lips. “Then you’d be the first person to be so confident. I hope it works out for you.”

“Good night,” Seth said. “Have a safe trip back to Virginia. Maybe we can get together. I have meetings in D.C. in a couple of weeks.”

“I’ll put it on my calendar, Seth.” I leaned forward and put a brotherly kiss on Tora’s cheek. Her skin was warm and flushed beneath my lips. I saw the goose flesh raise on her neck and it took everything in me not to linger against her skin. No matter what else happened, I was going to need to find a reason to get her alone again and very soon. I gave her the tiniest wink when I pulled away. Her lips twitched with the makings of a smile but she covered. I loved that we had our own language together now.

Then I left them there. As I turned to go, Seth still had a firm hand on Tora’s arm and his other at the small of her back. It was like he was afraid something or someone might carry her away if he didn’t hold on. He had no idea how close he was to the truth.

Jerry, my room steward, waited for me when I made it back to my suite. “I’ve just about finished packing the last of your things,” he said.

“Thank you,” I said. I hadn’t been lying when I told Seth I’d planned to leave tonight.

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