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And now…
Shit.
Was that moment actually possible?
What if Priel and I could really get to that moment I’d painted?
Fear clutched my abdomen.
I didn’t even really know the man. Sure, I’d been crushing on him hard core, the sex dreams were unreal, and things had gotten intense between us on one occasion.
But none of those things meant I was ready to throw myself into the kind of serious relationship he would want. Or even the kind that I’d painted. I could be on board with some hot sex, but everything else? I had no idea how to be in a relationship.
I’d barely survived the arranged one my parents set up.
I jerked to my feet.
Priel was still behind the headboard, so this was probably my last chance for escape.
I couldn’t leave the Stronghold, and I didn’t want to.
But… I needed space.
Air.
I hurried to the bathroom, shutting the door behind myself and locking it quickly before I collapsed to the ground. My ass didn’t appreciate the hard tile beneath me, but I ignored the discomfort.
My eyes squeezed shut when I heard Priel’s footsteps in my room.
Maybe I needed space, but he’d made it pretty clear a little earlier thathedidnot.
There was a bit of pressure against the door, and when he spoke, I heard his low voice not far above my head.
He must’ve been sitting on the other side.
“How long have you been seeing us together?” the words were soft, and so much gentler than I expected.
I bit my lip, not sure how to answer without pissing him off or making him think I was ready for more than I actually was.
I debated it silently for a while before I settled on, “I thought they were just dreams.”
“North.” He knew exactly what I was doing.
There wasn’t much of a point to beating around the bush, so I stopped.
“Since we met.”
“Fuck.” His hiss didn’t bode well for me.
My stomach clenched. “Nothing is set in stone. The future probably changes all the time. It’s not like you have no choice; you can still pick someone else. We’re not—”
He quickly growled, “I’m furious that I didn’t pursue you sooner, not angry with you. There is no one else for me; there never has been, and there never will be. As far as I’m concerned, those things you saw are our future. Period.”
Oh.
Wow.
A long, charged silence followed.
