Red

Eliza saw red.

In Talisman, she realized that she had been trying so hard with Chloe but that there had been no need to. Chloe wanted her to like her now, but her reasoning troubled Eliza deeply.

Chloe was in love with Rafe—did Oscar see it? Her marriage was open, and fine she and Oscar had spent time together while Chloe was with Rafe…but Chloe was looking moon-eyed at Rafe the entire time. Her drunken eyes revealed an obsession as far as Eliza could see. Chloe had been eyeing him this way from the moment they met.

Eliza was done.

Eliza squeezed Rafe’s hand, and sat closer to him. She watched Chloe look at their hands, and then up at her face. Eliza smiled—what else could she do? Chloe lifted her drink, and searched for Rafe’s eyes. He kissed Eliza’s temple, and Chloe watched his lips.

Oscar was watching Eliza, which she did not realize until much later. His eyes were smoky the way they had been when they were away. Smoky, the way they got before he pushed into her the way she liked and was a little rough. Pulled her hair and made her lips throb from kissing and sucking him off. She liked his eyes smoky then, but now it seemed a different brew, and he had been drinking a lot too.

Was it just Talisman because Eliza had not felt any of this before drinking any of their talismans. Was there something in her drink that was making her feel paranoid?

“You okay?” Eliza felt Rafe’s warm breath as he questioned her.

“Fine,” she replied, when she was anything but…

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