Kingdom of Ash

(lily) #1

should she wish it.
But she was not half-asleep. For once. And
each brush of his fingers on her foot had her
sitting up, something warming in her core.
His thumb pushed along the arch of her
foot, and Elide indeed let out a small noise.
Not at the pain, but—
Heat flared in her cheeks. Grew warmer as
Lorcan looked up at her beneath his lashes, a
spark of mischief lighting his dark eyes.
Elide gaped a bit. Then smacked his
shoulder. Rock-hard muscle greeted her. “You
did that on purpose.”
Still holding her gaze, Lorcan’s only
answer was to repeat the motion.
Good—it felt so damned good—
Elide snatched her foot from his grip.
Closed her legs. Tightly.
Lorcan gave her a half smile that made her
toes curl.

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