The Forgotten Queen: A YA Dystopian Romance (Desolation Book 4) by Kortney Keisel

Author:Kortney Keisel [Keisel, Kortney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

23

Marx

Marx paced back and forth, leaving a trail in the sand on the beach. The party had ended an hour ago, and he’d deposited his wife in her room to rest. Scattered cloud cover shaded the sky, making the sunset a hazy eruption of colors.

“I should have done more. I should have stopped Cheney immediately,” Marx said, replaying the events of the day with his friend.

“Eh, it wasn’t that big of a deal.” Kase picked up a seashell and threw it into the waves in front of them.

“I’m a married man, and Cheney was tickling my neck.” Marx threw his hands up. “Of course it was a big deal. I should have stopped her as soon as it started.”

Kase paused his actions. “Sydria could have stopped Cheney, but she didn’t.”

“It’s not up to her to stop it.”

“I’m envisioning Sydria wrestling Cheney to the ground and yelling, ‘Stay away from my husband!’”

Marx shook his head. “What?”

Kase’s mouth tilted into an indecent smile. “I think the entire room would have appreciated a wrestling match between two beautiful women.”

He gave his friend a pointed stare as a warning.

Kase laughed as he bent down to pick up another seashell. “Well, if you’re so upset about it, then why didn’t you do something more to stop Cheney?”

“I don’t know. I froze under pressure. But I should have defended Sydria and our marriage.”

“I don’t get it. I thought you didn’t want to get married, didn’t care about Sydria. Why do you care now that you didn’t defend her?”

“It’s the principle of the matter. I’m her husband. I should have proven my loyalty to her. Shown her some respect.”

Kase shrugged. “You might be beating yourself up over nothing. Maybe Sydria didn’t even notice. Or maybe she didn’t even care.”

That was the root of the problem.

Sydria didn’t care about Marx.

Not in the way he had begun to care about her.

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