Raven's Seduction by Yvonne Nicolas

Author:Yvonne Nicolas [Nicolas, Yvonne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ice Dragon Press
Published: 2019-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Flattery Will Get You Nowhere

Naturi emerged from the water with a gasp. She wiped the wetness from her eyes and rested at the edge of the pool. “Hurt people hurt people,” she sighed.

She’d been betrayed and cheated on by the men she gave her heart to. Instead of placing the blame where it belonged, she held onto it, and took it all out on Raven. “He didn’t deserve that.”

She climbed out of the pool and grabbed her cellphone. She went to her favorites and paused. Her thumb hovered over Raven’s number. I love you, and I’m sorry. That’s all she had to say. Nothing more. They didn’t even have to talk about what happened. Just get it out! Just tell him you love him and let the universe handle the rest.

A notification dropped from the top of the screen. ‘Can we talk pls?’ the text message read.

She’d hoped it was a message from Raven. Unfortunately, she wasn’t so lucky.

Throwing her head back, she huffed out an exasperated groan. The last person she wanted to chat with was Luca. Not now. Not when she was so close to ironing things out with Raven.

‘I stopped by the hotel. They said you checked out.’

Hol’up! Now how the hell did he know which hotel…? Suddenly, it dawned on her. Annoyed, she sucked her teeth. “Amusing herself at my expense… that girl…” She went back to her list of favorite family and friends then tapped Zion’s number.

The phone rang several times then went to voicemail.

Another text message came through. ‘Where are you staying? Can I come by so we can talk?’

Luca come here? The thought alone made her shudder. “Uh-uhh, that’s not about to happen.” Maybe she should ignore him. Nah. That’s what she did before she left Georgia to take care of dad. Maybe it’s time I face this. “Ugh, but I don’t wannaaa,” she whined.

Again, she dialed Zion’s number.

This time, her crazy cousin picked up. “What, Nat?”

“Why did you tell Luca what hotel I was staying at?”

Zion burst out laughing. “But you’re not staying there, right?”

“Z, that was so wrong.”

“Please tell me he went to the room and knocked on the door. He’s such a dumbass. He knows I don’t like his ass, yet he had the nerve to reach out to ya girl asking where you at…”

“He wants to meet, to talk,” Naturi sighed, wrapping the towel around her.

“That’s why you called?”

She plopped down on the couch. “Yeah! Like, I’d rather not even deal with this. I left without telling him for a reason.”

The sound of Zion popping her tongue radiated through the phone. “That’s the bitch way out.”

“So you think I should meet up with him?”

“Hell yeah! The way you did it leaves the door cracked. Luca is a slimy-serpent-ass-nigga. He’ll slither right into that crack and will have you all in your feelings again if you leave him an opening.”

“I think I made it clear that I don’t wanna be with him any—”

“How? By dropping a text, dipping outta town and ignoring his calls? That didn’t say nothing but you needed space.

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