Tempest Unleashed by Deebs Tracy
Author:Deebs, Tracy [Deebs, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2012-06-04T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 20
Kona stiffened beside me, and I felt more than saw his hands clench into fists. It was only for a second. Then he was relaxing, pulling away from me, extending his hand for Mark to shake. I glanced up at him, a little shocked at the easy smile on his face when I could feel the tension radiating through him.
“Hey, Mark, how are you?”
Mark looked at Kona’s hand for long seconds before taking it. “I’ve been better, Kona. How are you?”
I didn’t hear Kona’s answer, didn’t hear much of anything but the roaring in my ears as the two of them exchanged obviously fake pleasantries. From the second my dad had told me what happened, I’d known I was going to see Mark again, if only to thank him for saving Moku’s life. But I hadn’t expected to see him here, hadn’t expected to see him now.
I was completely unprepared.
Even worse, I couldn’t think of anything to do that didn’t involve throwing myself into his arms and showering him with kisses of gratitude. I had a feeling that wouldn’t go over too well with Kona, though.
In the end, I settled for saying, “Hi, Mark,” and leaning into him for a quick, casual hug.
But nothing between Mark and me had ever been casual, and the way he wrapped his arms around me this time, pulling me close, was no exception. The second he pressed his body against mine, it was like I had never left. In a flash, I remembered everything I once was. Everything we once were together.
It was like coming home.
Except my powers went crazy, my body lighting up as energy hummed through me.
Kona cleared his throat and I pulled back reluctantly, a little unsure of how many seconds—or minutes—had passed while Mark just held me.
“Thank you,” I told him awkwardly. “For saving Moku. For watching out for him when I couldn’t.” From the time he was born, it had been my job to take care of Moku. How could I have forgotten that?
“No sweat, Tempe. You know I love Mo.” Mark looked down at the ground, shuffled his feet a little. “I just wish I could have found him sooner.”
“He’s going to come out of this. He’ll be okay.” I blinked my eyes a bunch of times in a useless attempt to banish the tears.
Kona cleared his throat again. “I’m going to go wait in the hall. Give you a couple of minutes to catch up.”
My knees turned to putty at the suggestion, and I glanced at Kona incredulously. It was obvious, from his tightly locked jaw to his white-knuckled fists, that he had no desire to leave me alone with Mark. And still he’d made the suggestion. That unselfishness, that determination to put my needs above his own, was just one of the reasons I’d fallen so hard for him.
Which was also why I couldn’t take him up on the offer. I wanted to, would love nothing more than to stay right here talking to Mark for as long as I had a voice, but it wasn’t right.
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