Two Worlds of Dominion by Angelina J. Steffort

Author:Angelina J. Steffort [Steffort, Angelina J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MK
Published: 2020-03-15T05:00:00+00:00

Maray

Maray’s neck gave an uncomfortable sting as it snapped back into the cushions.

“Heck!” Jemin’s voice sent a shockwave of horror through Maray’s system.

She rolled to her side, dreading the look of disappointment in Heck’s chocolate eyes, and swallowed the moment she’d just shared with Jemin. What had gotten into her?!

As she scrambled to her feet, she avoided touching Jemin who was already upright, and she slid off the bed as if sliding down a slope of guilt. It was there, already heating her cheeks and making her heart burn with remorse.

However, when she met Heck’s gaze, disappointment was the last thing she found there.

“Heck,” she repeated Jemin’s assessment of her visitor.

“I thought I’d check in,” he explained awkwardly. “But I see you’re already in good hands.”

Maray couldn’t tell if the joking tone was real or if he was simply hiding his displeasure with the scene he’d walked in on behind a so well-practiced grin.

“I apologize, Heck,” Jemin took Maray’s words and spoke them before she had a chance. “I swear I didn’t mean to.”

Heck strode over and launched himself into a blue armchair. “Nobody ever means to.”

“I’m so sorry, Heck.” Maray observed him while he beamed at them as if he had won the lottery. “What’s wrong, Heck?” she asked, unable to shake the feeling there was something bad boiling under the shiny surface. The talk they’d had about postponing the wedding was still fresh on her mind. Her request had obviously hurt Heck—his pride. They both knew they didn’t have romantic feelings for each other. But Heck’s sacrifice had brought them closer. Their friendship had changed, and had he once even suggested an in-name-only marriage, Maray wasn’t sure he would have been able to follow through with it. It would have been smarter to talk about it with Heck before letting her hormones take over, and then, Jemin’s visit had been a surprise—

Beside Maray, Jemin was fingering his collar back into place.

“Wrong?” Heck laughed out loud as if Maray had made a really good joke. “That’s the thing.” He folded his hands in his lap and leaned forward, elbows resting on his thighs. “There is nothing wrong with this—literally nothing.” He pointed at himself with one thumb without straightening. “Except for me.”

Maray was staring at Heck so intently that she felt her eyes were burning from lack of blinking. Even Jemin seemed petrified by Heck’s mysterious statement.

“Me,” Heck repeated with a laugh. “I am wrong in this scene.” He gave Maray a sideways glance before his eyes wandered to scrutinize Jemin’s face.

Maray followed his gaze and found Jemin devastated by Heck’s behavior.

“You don’t get it,” Heck assumed. “I am the last person to disapprove of the two of you getting it on. Just let me know next time you want to be alone together so I don’t need to burn my memory to cleanse it of the sight of Jem’s naked butt.”

Heck seemed to find himself amusing as he spoke. It rang in every syllable of his words, and Maray had a difficult time believing this was all he had to say to finding them in flagrante.

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