Minutes pass, both of us breathing hard, still wrapped around each other, water swirling around our tangled bodies. I rest my forehead against his, fingers still in his hair. “That was beautiful,” I whisper, my lips brushing against his as I kiss him slow, full of all the love I can’t quite put int
I don’t wait another second. I crash my lips onto his, pouring every damn ounce of love and hunger into the kiss. My hands grip his wet hair, and our mouths move like we’re starving for each other. I want him to feel it. Every emotion, every beat of my heart. All of it. He grabs my ass under the wa
Aria The whole damn time we’re in the water, Lucas can’t keep his hands off me. He’s sneaking touches, trailing fingers down my back, brushing his palm over my ass, smirking like he’s trying to drive me insane. I swat his hands away each time, trying to focus on scrubbing myself clean. I mean, I’m
I shift on my feet, clutching the hem of my top. “I… I don’t know. It just feels kinda weird undressing like this.” Lucas lets out a low chuckle as he unbuttons his pants. “Seriously, Aria? You can’t be shy now.” “I mean… it’s been a while since we, you know…” He raises an eyebrow as he slides hi
Lucas and I end up spending most of the day outside. We sit on a fallen log near the edge of the woods, talking with our friends through Lucas since I still can’t use the mind-link. Not being part of Shadow Pang keeps me locked out of that. Kinda sucks, but Lucas makes it work. Poor guy’s caught in
Aria Thankfully, Mark’s stable now, though he’s still passed out on the couch. Whatever weird herbs Shiva used on him actually worked, which still surprises me, considering how bad he looked earlier. As for me, I’m curled up on another couch, right next to Lucas, who’s completely out cold. His ar
Aria Shiva’s big plan is for us to carry Mark back to the creepy, skull-infested cabin while she heads out to find some herbs. I didn’t even catch the name of it. Something rare, obviously important, but at this point, it just sounds like more weird shit in this forest. Mark’s stretched out on th
Before I can move, I feel myself being lifted off the ground. The creature’s grip around my body is crushing. My eyes dart around in a panic. Mark is sprawled on the ground across from me, groaning and bleeding out. Shiva lies unconscious not far from him. Lucas, barely able to move, is trying to st
Aria I can literally feel the breath of the creature on our backs as we run through the thick forest. The darkness is nearly blinding, and Lucas and I aren’t even holding a torch, which makes it worse. I can’t see Shiva or Mark, but I know they’re behind us. At least I hope they are. Suddenly, a s