Zombie Queen by Mary Martel & Brandy Slaven

Author:Mary Martel & Brandy Slaven [Martel, Mary & Slaven, Brandy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00

Emerald

It seriously grinds my gears to feel like an invalid or liability. I’ve been taking care of myself for a long time without any problems. Now here I sit on the front porch at a lake incapable of even walking to the door without hopping like a damn bunny to get there. Irrational anger sparks in my chest, blaming every male residing inside this house. Everything was just fine until they rolled into town. It’s not all their fault, just easiest to push the blame that direction.

A long deep sigh slips between my lips as I look out over the lake. Well, at least if I’m stuck somewhere, it’s here with a great view. My head cocks to the side as I get a glimpse of Graham down by the water. Scooting over to the porch rail side of the swing, I lift my chin to get a better look. He’s bare chested while doing some kind of Tai Chi. Sweat makes hard muscle gleam as he moves from one position to the next. Yeah, the view isn’t bad at all.

“What are you doing?” Joseph asks from where his face pops up between the rails practically in front of my face.

I slap a hand to my chest and jump back but thankfully don’t squeak in fright. The chains give a groan of protest at swinging at the wrong angle.

Leveling him with the hardest glare I can manage, I warn, “Do you have any idea the bad things that could’ve just happened to you just now? I could’ve stabbed you right in the eye with you scaring me like that.”

Grabbing the top of the rail, he lifts one long leg up to give his foot purchase on the porch before leaping over it to land in front of the swing.

“You aren’t quick enough,” he teases, shuffling backward to lean against the rail. That long, dark hair hangs down both sides of his face and brushes his shirt with every move.

Without giving me a chance to defend myself, he adds, “So, what was so interesting on the bank that caught your attention?”

I lift my hand as I open my mouth, but he’s already turning. My fingers curl into a fist that I bring to my lips as I realize there’s going to be no way to hide the flame to my cheeks.

Joseph huffs out a laugh. “Oh, I see now.”

Snapping my fingers in the space between us brings his amused gaze back to me, and I say, “I didn’t ask for your judgement, so sit over there and keep your mouth shut.”

He throws his hands up in the air in a truce but doesn’t wipe the smile from his face as he replies, “You’ll find no judgement from me. Simple curiosity was all. Of all the people you could’ve gotten caught drooling over, even you have to admit it’s not a bad choice. Imagine if it had been Kemp.”

His words bring a picture to the front of my mind. The wild man down there with Doc doing his own version.

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