unearthly paradox 03 - traffick by carrero kelly

Author:carrero, kelly [carrero, kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: NA sci fi romance, NA alien romance urban fantasy, new adult paranormal romance, new adult urban fantasy, new adult aliens
Published: 2015-05-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Paradox was still thumping with life as everyone danced under the black and red hearts that were supposed to be for our day of celebration. Some celebration it turned out to be. My father had been murdered, and my one and only human friend on the GC had been ripped open in a statement.

The world of the Dracorians was something I still didn’t fully understand. How could they do that to Lilly? Or better yet, how could anyone start this rivalry over me? I was not worth their deaths. Even Giselle should never have lost her life.

Whether I was a half-breed or not shouldn’t have mattered. I deserved to have the right to choose what I wanted in my life, but I also wondered if it was Jett giving me my choice that started the first killings. If Jett had just taken me as any other Dracorian who found a half-breed would’ve, then their families wouldn’t have been at war and Lilly and my father would still have been alive.

Just thinking about the woulda-shoulda-coulda’s was not healthy. Deep down I knew I was not responsible, yet my brain had a hard time believing my heart.

Ignoring all the ogling woman, openly staring at my man’s bare chest, we made our way up into Jett’s office, where we found Jenna with Maddie and Jess.

As soon as Jess saw me come into the room, she stood and rushed over then threw her arms around me. Her tear stained cheek pressed against mine.

Feeling guilty that I should’ve reacted with tears the same way she had for my father, I circled my arms around Jess’s shoulders and held her tightly. Even though I couldn’t see her face, I could tell that a fresh batch of tears had just been released. I still hadn’t produced a single one over my father. I half-wondered if I was incapable of crying, but then I remembered that my eyes had welled with tears on numerous occasions with Jett and again with Lilly. My lack of tears had nothing to do with my breed, and everything to do with my relationship with my father—or lack thereof.

Eventually Jess pulled back and wiped away her tears. “I’m sorry. I should be the one consoling you.” She wiped her eyes before another tear fell.

I shook my head. “It’s fine. There’s no use in pretending that my relationship with my father was anything but what it was. Whereas, he actually cared about you.”

She gave me one of those half sob kind of laughs. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be. It is what it is—or was, now,” I said as Jett pulled out another shirt from the cupboard.

Jess grabbed my hand and squeezed it. “You deserved to be loved.” She glanced at Jett. “And it looks like you finally got what Uncle Morgan never gave you.”

Jett smiled at her as he walked up behind me and pressed a kiss over the branding on my neck then slipped the shirt over his head.

I tilted my head so I could see him.

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