Read Gemini: Book 4 in a Young Adult Paranormal Romance Series (The Zodiac Twin Flame Series) for Free Online

tied down to anything. Especially not a job that became an obsession.
    ‘I’m good, thanks.’
    It was the only answer I had. It was rare for my brothers to even think about what I was doing, let alone be worried about it. If only they knew the extent of what I did.
    ‘Leave him alone, he knows what he’s doing.’ Taurus defending me was new. We rubbed along okay but we weren’t very sentimental compared to some of the others.
    They finished packing everything up and climbed back into the van. I waved as they pulled out of the busy seaside town. They were good people. My best friends, even if they were a hassle at times. At least life was exciting.
    ‘Hello!’
    I greeted my old friend. The one that had let me know that there was a game on that evening. He wandered down the promenade towards me, a woman hanging off his arm. His suit was neat and his hair slicked back. A bit like mine.
    ‘Gemini!’
    The woman stiffened. I hadn’t taken much notice of her, it was usual to see my gambling friends with pretty ladies on their arms. However, my attention was caught by her hand as it tightened on my friends sleeve. My gaze moved up her silk clad figure. I recognised those curves.
    ‘This is Athena,’ my friend, Gary, introduced his date. ‘I’m looking after her for a friend.’
    I knew exactly who the friend was. Liam. The man that I had lost all my money to. The man that had ruined me.
    I regretted staying in Brighton. I should have jumped in the van with the others and gone back to London.
    She wouldn’t meet my gaze. She was smiling at Gary, her arm casually draped through his.
    ‘Is he doing a good job?’ I asked, trying to get her attention.
    Her smile froze when she was forced to make eye contact. Gary watched her with an indulgent grin on his face. Was she hired out? He said he was ‘looking after’ her. Did that mean what I thought it did?
    ‘Yes. He’s been a complete gentleman.’
    I wasn’t aware that Gary had become friends with the big boys. Being so young, I hadn’t been socially accepted into the serious crowd yet. It was something I was working on, which was why I had been tempted to play the big stake game. I had far overestimated my skill.
    ‘Are you wanting to play big stakes tonight?’
    Gary was ignorant. He showed it in the way he stared down the top of Athena’s dress. What a name. If it was real, I would never scorn my own name again.
    ‘No, I’m after the little ones,’ I replied.
    Athena smirked as Gary nodded. She knew full well why I wasn’t going to play the game. I was using the very last of my money to try and make a profit as it was. Maybe I should give up poker altogether and stick to the races. I’d made a tidy profit from them a few weeks back. A starting out professional gambler didn’t stick to one game when he was learning the tricks of the trade.
    ‘Well, there’s a private meeting tonight. Liam is having it at home,’ Athena said.
    My hands sunk into the pockets of my suit. How could I back out of the game without losing face? The last thing I needed was to play another game of poker with the man I had lost a hell of a lot of money to.
    ‘That game is too big for Gemini, sweet cheeks. I know a good casino. I can’t believe you never come down here.’ He steered Athena in the opposite direction to the one I had come from. ‘Before we go anywhere, I’m starving. Let’s eat.’
    I followed the couple to a nearby restaurant. Brighton was heaving with people. Teenagers heading for a night out. Couples of all shapes and sizes relaxing on the beach. It was a good atmosphere.
    ‘Do you have any tips for me?’ I asked Gary as we sat down at the table.
    ‘Yeah, get out while you still can.’
    I flicked my gaze to Athena as she read the menu. She had been ignoring me brilliantly. ‘It’s a little too late for that,’ she said under her breath.
    We laughed at her but the sharp look she gave me didn’t go unnoticed.
    ‘I must visit the little boys’