Betrayed: Lake Of Sins, #4 by L. S. O'Dea

Author:L. S. O'Dea
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Genetic Engineering, Dark Fantasy, YA fantasy, myths, legends, dystopian, epic fantasy, horror, ya horror, paranormal romance, paranormal, urban fantasy, shifter
Publisher: L. S. O'Dea
Published: 2017-07-03T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 39: JETHRO

JETHRO WOKE SUDDENLY. HE was in a bed but not home. He was naked and alone. He was at Conguise’s house. It was dark. There was a tray with food next to the bed. His stomach roiled at the thought of eating.

He got up and walked to the window. The moon was high in the sky. A shiver ran through him from the cold and he rubbed his hands up and down his arms as he went into the bathroom. He turned on the light, looking in the mirror. His face and hands were covered in dry blood. Flashes of the battle zipped through his head, sparks of sounds, smells, visions and rage spinning him backward in time. He stumbled to the toilet and sat, dropping his head into his hands until the dizziness passed. He took a deep breath and stood. He needed a shower. A hot one. He turned on the water and when steam poured out from the curtain he stepped inside, groaning as his body absorbed the warmth. His skin turned red but he was still cold, chilled beyond the bone. When the water started to cool, he got out and wrapped a towel around his waist. He stumbled into the bedroom and dropped onto the bed, exhausted. Eating would help but the odor of the food made him want to puke. He rolled away from it, curling into a ball for warmth.

Yesterday’s battle and everything after it was hazy, more like snapshots than actual memories. His face heated as his mind tripped over Conguise finding him with the female Guard. That was going to be fun to explain, especially since he didn’t understand it himself, and yet there was only a twinge of guilt over his actions. They hadn’t been hurting anyone. Actually, interclass mating was safer than same-class relations. No unwanted offspring could result. Thank Araldo, because their world was messed up enough without adding mixed breeds to the picture.

He hadn’t agreed with how his father had treated the Guards, maybe this was another area that he’d disagree with his father and the professor. It didn’t mean he didn’t love and respect them. Plus, if it were so disgusting, why was there an entire section of the city created for that purpose? He obviously wasn’t the only Almighty wanting to experiment. Conguise would have to accept that they were going to disagree on this point. His eyes drifted shut and he fell asleep.

When he awoke later the sun was setting. There was a new tray of food by his bed. His clothes had been washed and were neatly folded on a chair across the room. He sat up and stretched. He’d slept the day away, but he felt better. Good actually. He pulled the tray over and ate. When he was done, he dressed and headed downstairs. He needed to thank Conguise for taking care of him, let the professor lecture him about the whore house and go home. It’d been weeks since he’d seen his mom and Kim.

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