Discovery (Hybrid Book 1) by Emma Jaye Read Free Book Online

removed her bra, before having a quick shower. The luxury of a bath would have to wait until later. It didn’t improve her mood.
    Twenty minutes later, she looked in the mirror and decided that the dark green outfit wasn’t too bad after all. In fact, it was quite attractive, although it showed a hell of a lot more flesh than she was used to. Connor’s eyes were going to pop out. She knew he thought of her as a smart arse kid, but this outfit showed a completely different side of her.
    The crop top had cap sleeves and was connected to the ‘skirt’ by two strips on either side of her navel, forming a ‘V’ shape. The skirt consisted of a band of material that just reached her upper thighs and a great many strips of the same shimmering fabric hanging from it. The strips fell almost to the floor so when she stood still, she was covered, but if she walked her whole leg, including her thigh would be exposed.
    The green certainly worked wonders with her colouring, but her body markings stood out like a sore thumb. They were a red beacon about her head shouting ‘different’ to anyone with two brain cells to rub together.
    She’d have to use the ‘it’s all the rage at home,’ fashion excuse that had explained her skin and eyes to many other groups of ‘carrot crunchers’. She smiled as she particularly liked that insult, and this’d been the first time she’d remembered it in an appropriate situation.
    Her mood somewhat improved, she eyed the delicate metallic green sandals with small heels and ties that would crisscross her calves and decided that vigorous movement would not be an activity of choice that evening. Not if she wanted to avoid being in plaster for the next couple of weeks.
    It had always annoyed her that she could heal other people’s injuries, including broken bones with ease, but she’d never been able to work on herself. When she touched her skin and tried to ‘sink in’ nothing happened.
    The only upside of this evening was perhaps that she’d be able to flirt a little more as she’d be out from under Connor’s wing for once. Having him standing at her shoulder usually stopped anyone from attempting anything more than excruciatingly polite formal conversation. Even so, being on display for strangers, while playing a diva with ‘fake’ fashion eyes and body art for them to gossip about, was not her idea of fun.
    What would happen if she dug her heels in and simply refused to go? After all, she was the only person who could do what she did. Looking at her reflection, she was clearly not a child anymore, and it was time that people, particularly Connor, stopped treating her like one. A quiet knock on her door drew her out of her scheming.
    “Come on in, it’s only Tourist Bimbo Barbie in here.”
    When the door opened, Connor just stood in the doorway with a somewhat stunned look on his face, his mouth slightly open as he watched her.
    “It’s not as bad as that is it?” She peered into the mirror, turning around to see if she’d missed something.

CHAPTER 5
    C onnor gave himself a mental shake and tried to ignore how stunningly beautiful she was. The costume emphasized the markings on her soft flesh, and when she turned, he got a glimpse of her long firm thighs. A picture of them wrapped tightly around his waist as he was buried inside her flashed into his mind and his body reacted instantly.
    Her forwardness and sexual innuendos this morning were a cause for concern, although he hadn’t reported them. His superiors definitely did not want her to be sexually active, and it was part of his assignment to ensure she stayed an innocent. What they were planning to do about it he wasn’t privy to, but his gut churned every time he considered the issue.
    Up until the last three or four months, it’d been an easy matter to dismiss as she hadn’t shown any interest in sexuality apart from childish joking. Later, he’d caught her looking at couples that were flirting and she was paying