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“It’s okay, he knows I’m an Iridescent,” Torin said, “animals know all species.”
Donja exhaled. “This is all so unbelievable.”
“It’s not to be taken lightly, your life’s in danger.”
“I know, and I just pray that you catch him soon.”
“I will,” he said softly, the words explicit.
They shared a look, broken only as his gaze washed over her, head to toe.
“Do you promise?” she whispered so softly that he cocked his head, sunlight glistening in his hair. “I must confess, I’m pretty terrified of every bump in the night.”
He grimaced. “Yes, I can see that. Even now, you have goose bumps, not to mention tremors and a rising pulse.”
“How can you know that?”
“It’s who I am.”
“Very well, since we’re being honest, if you’re so powerful then why are you scared of me?”
“I’m not.”
“I don’t believe you. Even now, you keep a great distance between us.”
He averted his gaze, left then right, then licked his thick lips. They shared a look. “It’s for your own good,” he grimaced. “You don’t know it, but you’re a tantalizing temptation and I fear…”
“So, you do fear me?” she interrupted as she took a step forward.
He took a step back. “You just don’t get it. I don’t fear you, I fear the predator within me. If I get too close,” he shuddered, “I might snap.”
“But what if I wanted to get close to you?” Donja asked boldly, betrayed by her own words. She dropped her head, shackled in chains, her confession shocking. She could feel his eyes upon her, winds whipping the grass at her feet. Time stood still and then by no will of her own, she raised her head, the winds tossing her ponytail to one side. They locked eyes, lost in beguiling fantasy. Finally, with his hands trembling, his jaw tight and his mysterious eyes undressing her, he took a step forward.
“I would like to get to know you, Donja.”
“Know me,” she mused, searching his face which held her captive.
“What I really mean is that I want to learn about you, your desires, who you are, and,” he paused, “teach you of my life.”
“That sounds good,” she whispered in a barely audible tone.
He laughed, though it was weak at best, nervously combing his thick mane with his fingers. “I don’t know if it’s good, but it’s a start.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Because doing so has consequences,” he snapped with foreseeing eyes upon her. “Consequences for us both.”
“I don’t understand,” she said, holding Maestro tightly to her chest.
“Allowing me to get near you,” he paused, “will forever change your life.” He exhaled, shifting his weight. “Not that it won’t change anyway, at this point, I’m afraid for you, change is inevitable.”
“And will it be for the better?”
“Yes, it may save you misery.”
“Then I can live with those consequences, but what of yours?”
He glanced to the sky, winds whipping his hair. Finally, he lowered his head and met her gaze. “Let me just say that I’ve made mistakes in the past, drastic mistakes with consequences that even now, haunt me. I can’t live like that again, I won’t and furthermore, I won’t push myself upon any woman who doesn’t accept me unconditionally, for who and what I am.”
