Page 47 of Venomous Kiss
“He’s with someone else now, so it doesn’t matter.”
“How do you know he’s still with Maya?” Busted.
“I’ve seen them,” I lie.
“You have?” His brow raises.
“It was by accident. You were with them, too.”
“I was?”
“Yes, and you had a redhead with you. You were at a restaurant.”
“That was my restaurant,” he says.
“You own a restaurant?”
“Yes, and don’t change the subject. How did you see us? You don’t live on that side of town.”
I huff out a breath. He’s always calling me out. “Why do you ask so many questions?” I say, shaking my head. “Aren’t we meant to be sitting in your office, talking about my feelings, and you giving me advice?”
“We don’t do normal therapy with you.”
“Fine,” I say on a huff. “I was drunk, and I almost walked in. But she saw me and came out.”
“Maya did?”
“Yes, Maya,” I say her name with distaste.
“And what did my sweet Maya have to say to you?” he asks, smirking.
“Sweet? She is anything but sweet.”
“Really?”
“She was pissed. She obviously saw me the minute I saw her. And out she came, walked straight up to me, put her long, delicate finger on my chest, and said, and I quote, ‘If you know what’s good for you, you’ll stay away from him. He’s mine.’”
“And what did you say, Lilith?”
I cross my legs as I look at him. “Who said I said anything?”
“You wouldn’t have been able to help yourself.”
“You don’t know that.” I cross my arms over my chest.
“Yes, I do. Your weaknesses are there if you look close enough. And yours are all about Reon. And to be frank, his are all about you. He won’t touch Maya because of you. To be honest, it’s causing a lot of issues. When Soren finds issues, he has the power to remove them.”
“Reon would let him?”
He laughs, and it’s dry, humorless.
“Technically, Reon is just as powerful as Soren, maybe even more so. However, Reon is a part of the Society, and some rules come with membership. One of them is to not disobey the Lord.”
“Do you obey the Lord?” I ask.
“Yes, as far as he knows.” And I hear the underlying truth: what he doesn’t know won’t hurt him.
“Sounds like the Society is having issues.”
