Zombies Blow by Z Allora

Author:Z Allora [Allora, Z]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books
Published: 2020-06-04T16:00:00+00:00

9

Running Away… Together?

Corey flung open the door as if he were trying to catch Keith and Jackson doing something wrong. Grimacing at Keith, Corey did one of his infamous door slams that rattled the windows. “You’re still here? I’d thought you’d have hurried off to wherever… by now.”

Keith opened his mouth.

Jackson put a hand on his shoulder, hoping to still him. “I got this.”

Or so I’d like to pretend. Though he’d never seen Corey so furious. Usually Jackson could sex and love him out of his short-lived fits of temper.

Eh, maybe trying was worth a shot. Jackson spread his arms.

Instead of falling into the offered embrace, Corey put his hands on his hips and narrowed his gaze. “Oh, so you’ve got this, huh, Jackson? How exactly do you have it?”

Nudging away the hurt that threatened to color the situation, Jackson tried to soothe a hand down Corey’s back, but his angry mate shifted out of reach. Keeping his voice even, Jackson asked, “Where else do you want him to be, Corey?”

Corey pasted on a fake smile and poked a finger against the evidence on Jackson’s neck of his make-out session with Keith. Corey’s gaze skirted over to Keith’s hickey. Longing, hurt, and rage flashed across Corey’s face in rapid succession. “I see you two have been busy. What, did you get lost on your way to his dick?”

Keith sputtered as if being Jackson’s mate was something to apologize for. “Corey, I—”

Holding up a hand, Corey shook his head and said, “Don’t even.”

“Corey!” Jesus, sometimes Corey’s tone sliced more than his words. Jackson counted to ten.

Keith stood and moved toward the door. “Maybe I should—”

What? No! “Where are you going, Keith?” Jackson didn’t bother to keep the desperation out of his voice. They had just found their third mate, and there was no way Jackson would allow him to disappear.

Keith shook his head. “I don’t know. Maybe the beach….”

“Random much,” Corey snarled.

Jackson tried to piece this together. “The beach?”

“I’ve got a condo on Folly Beach… but it feels like anywhere away from here would be good.”

“Away from me, you mean.” Corey’s words were clipped, and the jagged edges ripped into Jackson’s heart.

“No.” Jackson didn’t give either of them a chance to make this worse.

Shaking his head, Keith pressed his lips together. “Corey, I—”

“You what, Keith? What?” Corey scrunched his face and tilted his head. “And wait, how do you have a condo on the beach? That’s expensive real estate.”

Frowning, Keith shrugged, thankfully ignoring Corey’s tone. “When my mother died the summer after graduation, she left me some money. Between that and my grandparents’ house, I invested in a property at the shore.”

Jesus, Jackson hadn’t known Keith had lost his mom. First Perry, then Jackson vanished, and then Keith’s mom died. The poor guy must have felt totally alone.

Jackson threw an arm around him. “I knew she was sick… and I know how close you two were. I’m sorry, man.”

Ducking his head, Keith’s shoulders sagged, and he bobbed his head. His voice broke over the muttered, “Thanks.

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