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About a thousand years later, when I’d moved on to counting the leaves on trees, April finally came back.
She rushed to his side, checking the screens and adjusting the bandage I’d hastily tapped back in place. “Thank you for staying with him,” she whispered. “His parents finally got a flight out. They should be here in about ten hours.”
“That’s good. You shouldn’t be alone.” I tried to give her a reassuring smile, but my skin crawled with the need to get out of here and do something.
What, I didn’t know. But I couldn’t stay here.
“Well, I better get going.”
April nodded, gaze staying on Erik’s closed eyes. “Of course. Thank you for coming by.”
I leaned over and squeezed her hand. “Erik’s going to be just fine, April. Don’t you worry.”
She gave me a halfhearted smile, and I left.
* * *
I stretched to push the intercom buzzer, pulled away, reached again, pulled away.
I did that at least five times.
This was the fucking last place I wanted to be.
Like, actual hell would be better than this.
The whole walk through town I’d been running a list of pros and cons through my mind, trying to convince myself that there was another option.
But there wasn’t.
I sucked in a breath and pushed the damned buzzer.
The iron gate immediately swung open.
And I marched up the stone path to the king’s compound.
The interior door opened and inside stood, not the gray-haired guard or BDD, but Julian, looking like the cat who’d swallowed the whole damn aviary.
Ass.
Today’s suit was a gorgeous charcoal number but no tie. In fact, the top two buttons of his shirt were deliciously open, calling my gaze, my fingertips, and making me feel underdressed in jeans and tank.
“You’re about fifteen hours early, love,” he said with a smile.
“Don’t call me that.” I pushed passed him, skin humming at his closeness, his scent, at every stupid thing about him.
And my hand brushed the back of his.
We both paused, frozen in place by the charge that zinged through us.
Molten desire coursed through me, slamming into my chest, and tightening my lady cave until it pulsed with need.
I sucked in a breath and glared at the king. “I do not have time for your bullshit magnetism games, Julian. We have a real problem.”
The king raised an eyebrow and chuckled. “Yeah. This is all my fault. You have no part in any of this, Eden.”
I had no idea what he was going on about. “Look, you need to get BDD down to the hospital with a clean-up crew. A big one.”
“BDD… ah, Rory. Yes. Go on.”
