Zook by Bex Dane

Author:Bex Dane [Dane, Bex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Larken Romance
Published: 2019-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

"Cecelia, this is my twin brother, Destry." Zook tilted his head toward Destry as we walked into the kitchen.

Destry closed the fridge, twisted open a beer bottle, and took a barstool at the island in the center of the room. He nodded at me with his lips quirked. "Pleasure."

My cheeks burned as I returned his smile. Destry was just as gorgeous and charming as Zook. "I'm going to make coffee." Coffee. Yes. Coffee would help me through all these confusing feelings.

"It's two in the morning," Zook said.

Oh. Hmm. "Decaf. I'll make decaf." Some kind of coffee was going to be made.

"What's with the hot pocket? She kinky like that?" Destry laughed and looked from me to Zook.

Oh my. I turned away and searched the cupboards for decaf. Did we even have decaf?

"How'd you find me?" Zook's angry voice hit my back.

"Vanity Barebones now Tessa Saxton," Destry answered casually.

"How'd you get in?" Zook had worked long and hard on the security in the house and prided himself on it.

"The alarm took a picture of my face and let me in."

Zook sat opposite Destry at the island. "Switching that damn thing to retina scanner tomorrow."

I found some decaf and got the machine started. The comforting sounds of brewing coffee filled the kitchen. Comfort was on its way. "Okay. Who is Lyric?"

"What does she know?" Destry asked Zook.

"A lot more after the fight we just had in front of her."

I grabbed a coffee mug and placed it next to my machine. "Who is Lyric and why did her begging cost you two years?" I focused on Zook because he was the one who should tell me.

They both kept their eyes glued to the countertop, looking like guilty puppies who had torn up the pillows while Mommy went shopping. "What did you not tell me? How did you sacrifice yourself for him? Oh my god! Is this about the rape conviction? Is Lyric the victim?"

Zook's head snapped up. His eyes begged me to stop asking questions. No way.

"Did Destry rape her, and you went to jail for him?"

Destry slammed his beer down and stood up. "I did not rape her."

"Then what the heck happened with Lyric? Tell me right now."

Zook ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. "Destry slept with her, pretending to be me."

"Did she know it was really Destry?"

Zook looked to Destry to answer. "I did everything I could to let her know it was me. Jeb was in the room. I'm not sure if she knew. We needed to convince Jeb it was Zook."

"This is crazy. Why would Jeb want Zook to sleep with Lyric?"

Zook stepped to me and placed his hands under my jaw, tilting my head up to look into his eyes. "I told you that part. Jeb declared me a seed bearer. He ordered me to sleep with Lyric. The part I didn't tell you was Destry had a history with her."

Destry turned his back on us, his shoulders hunched. I could see Destry's pain reflected on Zook's face.

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