The Mage's Heart
There was a moment, suspended, where his touch was compared to Rivyn’s, but the mage’s purchase on my heart supplanted this other’s appeal, and even as his hands skimmed and touched, I withdrew, recalling myself, and pulling back against his grasp.
The expression in his eyes changed from smug to concern, and he tightened his grip, tugging me back. I struggled against him, trying to surface, the air leaving my lungs. He pulled my mouth back to his, but I turned my face away not wanting to kiss him again, remembering Rivyn’s caution about threes and the brethren. A third kiss might bind me to something I did not want. My fight was fading, however, as I ran out of air, and he had the greater st
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