Deadly Secrets: Paranormal Reverse Harem (Dark Realms Book 1) by Abby James

Author:Abby James [James, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-11T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The white vehicle slowed through the turn and drew alongside the pavement. A man dressed in black exited the driver’s side and came around to open the passenger door. A slender ankle, finishing in a blue high-heeled sandal, appeared, followed by a slender thigh. Merriala, dressed in a scarlet blue robe, glided from the vehicle with panther grace. She rested a hand on her driver’s shoulder as she strode past and coupled it with a seductive smile. “Wait. I will not be staying.”

“As you wish.” He inclined his head.

She didn’t wait to hear his reply, continuing toward the dome glass lift. In less than a minute, the lift arrived and she stepped inside, spinning to face the outside so she would catch the view of the city as she rose to the top floor some fifty stories up. She breathed in deeply, then released the breath in one slow exhale. By the twentieth story, she had risen above most of the buildings in Fortescue. The view was magnificent, a view only for the elite.

Why Sargon refused to choose one of these apartments, instead cloistering himself in the old quarters, she couldn’t guess. Sure, only a select few could afford to live in the old quarters, but the buildings, while being tastefully restored, were no match for the grandeur that was the heights—a line of towers, skirting the perimeter of the old quarters. All the council members lived in one of these towers, so it was fitting that the commander-in-chief should also occupy some of this real estate.

His sentimentality she couldn’t understand. She’d been forced to live there once. When Sargon’s father himself had disregarded protocol and snubbed the council by choosing to reside farther in and Sargon had chosen the same. Despite her efforts, he’d grown to be like his father except for one vital difference. He’d managed to rank higher. His popularity amongst the military outshone that of dear old Dad, who had only ever been second-best.

The lift came to a halt and the doors slid wide open to opulence. Although she’d used all the skills she had acquired that would enable her to call this place home, she was still living elsewhere. Her apartment had its own kind of grandeur, one she could be proud of—but she wasn’t—thanks to her son’s position. The idea of offering him thanks turned rancid in her mind. Although his position gave her a better place to live than the streets, his actions condemned her forever to live outside the towers.

Always it came back to men. Her place in society was the result of the men who were and had been in her life. Which was fine for a woman when she was first finding her feet, but now she was established, rage followed the understanding she was still dependent upon a man for her contentment. After all these years, her vengeance was still keen. The fact she had lost the grandest prize to a common girl gave the vengeance longevity. Despite everything, the bitch survived, and worse, her children did too.

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