Page 47 of Volik

Chapter 25

Volik

She takes a step back.

I leave the door open behind me.

Her hands are still clutched in front of her chest. Her pupils—the beautiful blackness—are blown wide.

She’s… tense.

Anxious or scared?

I take a step forward.

Nix leans toward me, like the bond is literally pulling us together.

Because we are tied together. We were always meant to be.

There is no use fighting it. And I never planned to. Would never dare to deny the fates.

But Nix… She’s human.

Our hearts beat as one.

She’s human-ish.

Her eyes move up and down my body.

She desires me. She proved it before, with how she kissed me.

Our heartbeat jumps.

But she’s nervous.

She might not be ready.

Internally, I lock down my grasp on my amped-up power. And then I take one step.

Nix leans forward even more and has to move her feet to catch her balance, leaving just an arm’s length between us.

“Wh—” She looks up at me, wide-eyed. “What is happening?”

In one final step, I close the distance between us.

I will explain it all to her.

But then Nix places her hands on my bare stomach, and the connection feels like biting down on a live wire. Everything that was sparking around us in her classroom explodes outward, then crashes back. Violently snapping into place.

I grunt at the impact of power.

Nix starts to blink as her knees buckle, but I have her in my arms before her blink finishes.

Her legs spread as I pull her against me.

I am going to explain⁠—

Nix slides her hands to the back of my neck while tightening her legs around my waist. And she groans.