Kingdom of Ash

reach for her.
He’d very much enjoy driving her out of
her mind. Slowly teaching her all he knew
about pleasure, about wanting. He had little
doubt he’d be learning a good number of
things from her, too.
Elide seemed to read that on his face, and
her cheeks reddened further. “Later, then,” she
breathed, limping to the door.
Lorcan sent a flicker of his power to wrap
around her ankle. The limp vanished.
A hand on the knob, she gave him a small,
grateful nod. “I missed that.”
He heard the unspoken words as she
disappeared into the busy hall.
I missed you.
Lorcan allowed himself a rare smile.