Shadow And Flame Chronicles Book 1 Ethereal Bonds
I force myself to breathe through it, neither pulling away nor giving in to the warmth that spreads from his touch.
"Water break," he declares, nodding toward a table where bottles wait in ice. "Five minutes, then we move to strength training."
As I gulp down cool water, I notice we've drawn an audience. Club members pause in their duties to watch my training, some with open curiosity, others with what might be respect. And there, seated on a bench beneath a flowering tree, is Liora. Her moss-green eyes track our movements with undisguised interest, a knowing smile playing on her lips whenever Riku moves into my personal space—which happens with suspicious frequency.
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