Page 56 of Peacock Me Like a Hurricane (Rise of the Resistance #2)

TALIA

T hey drained each other?!

Is that flamboyant featherhead serious? What in the name of all things hot and hell bound did he think he was doing? And don’t get me started on Deli. She’s supposed to help me keep that birdbrain in check and now here she is, following him merrily down the road to death .

Ugh. Sometimes, I wonder if I am the only sane person in this entire universe.

I know I’m not, but humor me, okay?

My choices might not be stellar—dating Wilde — and I’m not doing so hot on listening to the people trying to protect me, but then I’ve never been the type to retreat from a challenge. In fact, I run at it head-on.

Before I do, I plan and consider, and I make it work. I’m the brains of the operation, which is why I work in the training and operations department at the Company. I analyze, target, and plan the things our clients need. I’m damned good at it, too.

Relationships I’ve never been great at—outside of Taurus. We clicked and we still do. It’s been a little lonely with him so immersed in Deli. I thought a fling might be the thing to shake myself up and have a good time.

I’m not complaining about them. If I had an issue, I’d state it and fix the problem. He’s different with her than I’ve ever seen him, and it’s a good thing—when they’re not conspiring to cause their own certain deaths.

I may have stepped a little far into the fire too quickly with Wilde. Since I spent the better part of yesterday dealing with his little ‘family’ breakfast from hell followed by the bird going off his rocker last night, I’m wondering if a little action with the flouncy one is even worth the trouble. Hell, a vibrator would have cost a lot less than the repairs and emotional turmoil that dating him has generated.

How could I have known that dating a mate that she didn’t even care if I dated was going to cause a problem for Taurus’ leading lady every time I go near the fool?

Oh, right! She bloody told us so.

At least, she tried to. I should apologize for not listening to her gentle, yet insistent decrying of the idea. I’m not sure why she was tippy toeing around the insanity when she had a definitive idea of what would happen, but I don’t suppose that Taurus wanted a blow by blow of her relationship with him, either. Maybe that’s why she was so vague.

Regardless, now I have to contend with the two of them diving into the shallow end and hopefully, not hitting their heads on the bottom. This car just is not going fast enough and I can’t poof like him and his sparkly kitty, so all I can do is drive like I’m trying to break the sound barrier and stew.

Good thing they’re all alive and well because I’m going to fucking kill them.