Sovalon Royals: The Complete Series by North Leslie

Author:North, Leslie [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-08-09T16:00:00+00:00

10

Kyra stood at the bathroom sink in her hotel suite back in Sovalon, washing the day from her face. She’d unpacked hers and Ava’s bags and changed into a pair of yoga pants and a T-shirt. She was so comfortably tired she felt like she could drift off to sleep any minute. Every muscle in her body was loose and just a little bit sore from last night with Marcus, but she couldn’t complain. It was a good type of fatigue, the kind that lets you crawl under the sheets and drift right to sleep without tossing and turning or overthinking a thing. She yawned and heard the hotel door room click.

“I’m baaack,” Maggie called, and Kyra’s mood immediately went from relaxed to annoyed. She walked into the sitting room where Ava was curled up watching television.

“Mommy!” Ava cried and raced to hug Maggie.

“Hi, baby,” Maggie said and planted a kiss on Ava’s forehead. “I sure missed you!” Kyra saw her sister notice Ava’s bright pink cast. Her expression darkened. “What happened?”

Ava made a fake pouty face. “I broke my ankle,” she said.

Maggie looked up at Kyra with a questioning look on her face.

“I would have told you, but I didn’t see the point, considering you were a few countries away.” The tone in Kyra’s voice was meant to be accusing. She pursed her lips and raised an eyebrow at her sister. “There wasn’t much you could do for her from Barcelona, Mags.”

“I’m her mother!” Maggie seemed incensed. As usual, her emotions went from cold to hot in less time than it took to say the alphabet. Maggie loved drama, and at the moment, Kyra had no use for it.

“Maggie, can I talk to you in the bedroom please?” Kyra turned and walked coolly into the master suite, knowing her sister would follow. Kyra preferred not to say what she had to in front of Ava. She didn’t want to upset her niece, but Maggie needed a firm talking to.

“Sit down.” Kyra pointed Maggie to the oversized chair beside the desk and Maggie did as she was told. As usual, Kyra was more like the parent than the sister. Maggie crossed her arms over her chest defiantly, and Kyra lit into her.

“When are you going to grow up?” she asked, and Maggie rolled her eyes.

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m talking about your little extended jaunt to Spain. While you were flitting around in bad weather, I had to bring Ava with me on a work trip.” She put air quotes around her weather comment to home in on the fact that she didn’t believe Maggie’s bullshit story.

“Kyra, I’m sorry. I was genuinely stranded. The trains were—”

“The weather wouldn’t have been an issue if you hadn’t decided to put yourself in a different country from your daughter. You could have stayed here with her—or gone to Barcelona and taken her with you. But you made the choice not to. I don’t want to hear your excuses, Maggie.” Kyra placed a hand up to signal that she’d had enough of her sister’s games.

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