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“Tristan, be reasonable. We don’t know how many of them there are. Your shoulder—”
“I said no.” I ran a hand over my jaw, trying to tamp down the anger rising inside of me. “When it gets dark, I’ll retrace our steps back—”
The radio crackled.
“Shit, shit.” I grabbed it and tried to get a clearer signal.
“Keep looking… can’t… gone far.” The words were choppy as the signal dropped in and out.
“They’re still out there.” Alessia’s voice trembled. “They’re not going to stop looking. Oh God.”
“Hey, hey.” I sat down on the edge of the bed and pulled her into my arms. “It’s just a standard two-way radio so the range could be anywhere between two and six miles. We’re okay. We’re safe.”
God, I wanted to believe it.
I wanted to believe that they wouldn’t wander in this direction and come across the cabin hidden in the overgrowth.
Alessia shook violently in my arms as she sobbed, her tears soaking my blood-stained shirt.
“I’ve got you, Principessa. I’ve got you.”
Her grip on me tightened as she moved her face to the crook of my neck. Her warm breath danced over my skin, making my groin ache.
Fuck.
This was dangerous territory. But I wanted to comfort her, I wanted to hold her and reassure her and keep her safe.
I wanted her.
More than I had ever wanted anything.
And she was right there, pressed up against me. He fingers curled into the hair at the nape of my neck and she was—
Kissing me.
Alessia was kissing me.
Her lips trailed up my neck, her body trembling not with fear, I realized. But inexperience.
“Alessia, Principessa, stop.” I gently pushed her shoulders, forcing us apart. “You have to stop.”
“Y-you don’t want me?” Hurt flashed in her eyes.
“It doesn’t matter what I want, we can’t do this.”
“We could die out here, Tristan. We could die and I’ll never have known the kiss of a man. His touch. I’ll never have known what it’s like to give myself to another.”
“You’re a—”
I couldn’t even say the word.
Virgin.
She was a virgin, and she was staring at me like I was all her goddamn dreams come true.
I was screwed.
So fucking screwed.
