Underworld Queen by Sharon Hamilton

Author:Sharon Hamilton [Hamilton, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotica, Romance, Paranormal
Publisher: AL Publication
Published: 2014-12-30T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

The gardens in Josh’s yard hissed with late night watering. Jonas left Audray to sleep and went downstairs, making himself an ice water. He wanted something stronger but didn’t want to indulge his desires without permission.

Never in his three hundred years had he felt so uneasy and conflicted. At a time when he should be the happiest, he was filled with regret. He didn’t want Audray or his unborn child to pay for the mistakes he had made with his human life. The familiar feelings he had when he caused the deaths of his father and brothers, as well as Anne and her family, surfaced. They weren’t any easier to deal with this time around. And, as he had told Audray the afternoon before, there wasn’t anywhere else they could go. They would have to make some sort of a stand. But where? The Underworld? The human world?

He sat in Josh’s opulent living room, staring at the large splashy oil paintings. Audray and Jonas had played important parts in the showdown with Peter, and they were still part of Josh’s support network. Now they would need Josh’s help, and perhaps Audray’s sister, as well, who was now human, an ex-Guardian. He was hoping Josh would be up to the task at hand, even after he learned of the stakes.

Josh made his way from the back of a downstairs bedroom, dressed in a tee shirt and a pair of red silk boxers. His hair was mussed in all angles, indicating he just woke up.

“You want something to drink?” Josh asked his former helper.

“Thought you’d never ask.” Jonas’ temptation to drown himself in liquor was a shadow of its former hold on him.

“You like it neat?”

“Ice, please. I’m grinding my teeth tonight. Maybe it will help me with it.”

“Think I’ll join you.” He walked into the dining area and poured plenty of the amber liquid into thick crystal tumblers over two big chunks of ice. He downed his first, then poured another, adding one more cube of ice and a little more Scotch to Jonas’ glass. The tinkle of the ice in the clear liquid was a welcome sound to Jonas. He took the glass and watched Josh deposit himself in a heap on the other red chair with a sigh. He noted how Josh’s obvious lack of sleep and worry was taking its toll on his human body.

“You still sleeping downstairs?” Jonas looked at his former boss with a smirk. “Never knew a woman to be able to resist your seductive powers.”

“Ah, my friend,” Josh said as he held the cool glass up to his forehead. “Be very careful when someone offers you everything you’ve ever wanted.” He smiled at Jonas. “Life is good, but I find myself getting impatient. Sometimes I want to take shortcuts, and then I remember, oh yes, I’m not a dark angel any longer. I’m only human.”

Both of them chuckled.

“But it is worth it?”

“An interesting question.”

“I thought you’d have a quick answer for me. You were rewarded for your service by the gift of being made human again, with all its limitations.

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