Dark Vortex: Mated by Magic

Author:Stella Marie Alden & Chantel Seabrook [Alden, Stella Marie & Seabrook, Chantel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Gothic, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal
ISBN: 1523785071
Amazon: B01BBHP4DS
Published: 2016-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

“No, absolutely not!” Jack’s voice boomed into her dream.

She moaned and blinked her heavy lids, not wanting to wake up to reality. The morning sun cast a yellow haze in the small room, and the smell of fresh coffee wafted through the door. She’d let Jack convince her to stay the night, but today she would head back to New York.

For her own sanity, she had to.

Jack and Olivia continued to argue just outside her bedroom door.

“Be reasonable, you need to tell her, Jack.” Olivia’s voice sounded tired and strained.

“She’ll find out soon enough. I just need some time.”

“You’re so pigheaded, I swear…”

Heavy footsteps bounded down the stairs until Zoe could no longer hear their conversation.

The front door opened and banged closed. Zoe raced to raise the bedroom window while the two continued their argument. Olivia had one hand on her hip and was pointing and shaking her index finger at Jack.

What was it he didn’t want her to know?

Zoe cursed and ran down the stairs and out the door. The sharp stones split the skin on her bare feet and the brisk wind cut through her light t-shirt.

“I hate it when you guys do this. What are you two hiding from me, now?”

“Go upstairs and put some clothes on, Zoe. I’ll be up in a minute.” Jack didn’t give her the satisfaction of meeting her angry gaze.

“No way, Fialko.” She glanced down and realized she had run out of the house wearing only an oversized t-shirt. Damn it. She crossed her arms over her breasts. “I’m sick and tired of being kept in the dark. Tell me now.”

“Fine. Can we talk in private?” He scowled at Olivia who nodded and stormed down out past the dunes.

Her flowing clothes and long red hair whipped around her in the early morning sunlight, creating the illusion of one very angry goddess. The waves from the ocean drummed and crashed with her every step.

She followed him back to the porch.

“Let’s go inside.” Jack’s mouth was in a grim line and his jaw clenched. His tension matched the relentless crashing of the stormy ocean and the screeching of the gulls.

“No. Tell me now.” She sat down on the swing and shivered.

“You’re not even dressed.” Jack placed his jacket over her bare legs.

She narrowed her eyes at him. “Now, Jack.”

“I was going to tell you.” He pulled off his sunglasses, revealing dark circles. “There just hasn’t been a chance.”

“You have your chance now.” Zoe drank in his beautiful eyes, then looked down. Damn, her body responded to him, despite everything.

There was a long silence.

Jack exhaled slowly and knelt in front of her. He tucked his finger under her chin, and drew her eyes to meet his serious gaze. “Look at me, Zoe.”

She did, and what she saw nearly gutted her. There was real fear in his eyes. How bad could it be?

“Just tell me,” she whispered.

“When we mated, you got one other thing besides my power.”

“What are talking about?” She licked her suddenly dry lips and eyed him nervously.

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