Immortal Rapture: Immortal Heart by Magen McMinimy Read Free Book Online Page B

younger years. Izzy had been focused and confident even when she was a teenager, and Marie had apparently always been spirited and uninhibited. She made herself known her freshmen year with her outspoken nature, and it gave her the confidence to take on the world. She was also just funny. The more she talked, the more Uriah wanted to hear her voice. The more she laughed, the more Uriah thought it was the most beautiful sound he’d ever heard.
    “It’s a good thing… I haven’t laughed like this in a while.”
    She smiled. “It looks good on you.”
    “Thanks, it feels good too.”
    She smiled. “I bet it does.”
    Silence fell between them for a brief moment, but was shattered by Katy Perry’s Wide Awake . Marie almost flinched at the sound and reached for her phone. Her smile fell as she looked at the screen.
    “Bastard,” she whispered , and then answered. “What do you want?” she snapped.
    Uriah cast his gaze away, looking for something interesting to focus on . He could hear both ends of the conversation and felt like an ass for listening in. When Marie started cussing in Spanish, he couldn’t help but chuckle and look back at her. She smiled. “You’re laughing at me again.”
    “I suppose I am ,” Uriah admitted.
    “Marie… Hey, who is that?”
    Marie rolled her eyes and answered Marko. “That’s Uriah… you remember Uriah, right?”
    “Where are you?” Marko demanded . Uriah’s brows arched at the tone.
    “It’s none of your goddamned business where I am . In fact, you lost the right to ask that when you decided to go sleeping around, you fucking prick.”
    “So your response is to spread your legs for the first man that shows you the smallest amount of attention? You can call me a prick, but that pretty much makes you a whore. Then again, I should have known that was what I was getting into bed with when you fucked me the first night.”
    “Fuck you!” she yelled before ending the call and throwing her phone down on the couch.
    Uriah held back a growl. No matter what had transpired between the two of them, Marko was out of line. Katy Perry’s voice greeted them again. Marie’s phone was in Uriah’s hand before she could even think to reach for it. Her eyes widened, and her head tilted. “What are you doing?”
    “Keeping you from engaging in this any further. You don’t need to subject yourself to his venom.” He ended the call, sending Marko to voicemail.
    She sucked in a breath. “You heard him?”
    Uriah nodded and she looked away.
    “I’m not a whore ,” she whispered. “I’ve been called reckless and I dive in headfirst, but I’d known him for a few months before I—”
    Uriah shook his head and cut her off. “You don’t have to explain it to me . You don’t have to explain yourself to anybody, ever.”
    She bit her lip. “Yeah, but it matters to me that you not think that I just jump into bed with guys the first night… I may have slept with him on the first date, but we had known each other for a while.”
    Uriah’s heart skipped a beat… It mattered to her what he thought. He thought she was perfect. The phone rang again, and this time he went to answer it. Marie must have caught the intent in his gaze. She launched herself across the couch to tackle him. Uriah caught her with one arm and pulled her to the side, holding her phone with his other hand out of her reach.
    “Don’t answer it!” she nearly squealed.
    Uriah turned his head to look into her beautiful tanzanite eyes. “Why?”
    She whimpered. “Because he’s going to say something shitty about me, and likely you too.”
    “Do you think his words would change what I see when I look at you?”
    Her blue eyes softened and a stunning smile pulled softly at her lips. “He could taint your opinion.”
    Uriah shook his head. “There is nothing he could say that could taint the beautiful woman I see when I look at you. Don’t let him break your confidence and don’t let his words shake your