It was the most relaxing evening she had had in a long while. Though painfully aware of the heat radiating off his body as he scooted in beside her on the patch, Athena had managed to stay still, keeping panic at bay. The scent of the woods had always brought her unease since that evening five years ago, but nothing of the sort happened when she was stretched out beside Raymond. Instead, his intoxicating scent wrapped around her, and even as awareness thrummed in her, his closeness relaxed her.“Let's make a pact,” he had said when she lay silent, trying to get a hold of the feelings coursing through her.
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