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I walk across the yard to the far side of the barn. There are some hay bales, and I climb up onto one.
“This was always my favorite spot to look out.”
Alex sits down next to me. His arm brushes against mine, and I shiver.
“Cold?”
He’s already wrapping his arm around me. I am not cold. I’m on fire. I sneak a look at him, and he’s staring at me. A yearning starts growing in me.
“When your eyes adjust to the light you can really see the stars.”
I point, and he looks. “There’s the Big Dipper.”
“Ursa Major,” he says, running his fingers up my arm and grabbing my hand.
I forget how to breathe.What is happening?I think. Are we going to… Please, can we? Why not?
“You’re so beautiful.” He gently runs the back of his fingers across my cheek.
What would it be like to kiss him?I wonder.
“Bella, I want to kiss you –”
I kiss him. His lips are warm. His arms slide around me and lock me in a tight embrace. I open up my mouth for him, hoping he’ll accept the invitation.
He does, and a thrill rushes through me as part of him enters me for the first time. My need for him rises exponentially. I run my fingers through his hair and down to his shoulders. I want this kiss to last forever.
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ALEXIS
Igrab Bella firmly in my arms. Our tongues connect and part again, and then, wonderfully, come back together. She tastes like… life. I never want to let her go.
I turn and lie down on my back, pulling her on top of me. I break off the kiss so I can look at her. Her beautiful face is framed by a sky filled with stars. I pull her head down so I can kiss her again.
I slide my hand up her side. I can’t wait to touch more of her. I move slowly, wanting to spend my time getting to know every inch. I’m almost to her breast. I pause, giving her a chance to stop me. She kisses me harder. I inch higher, higher, almost there –
Then the Solvarian national anthem starts playing in my pocket.
Not now,I think with a groan. Not when I finally have what I’ve been dreaming about ever since the first time I saw Bella with Maximus.
The anthem doesn’t quit. Bella stiffens up in my arms. It’s hard to make out when your national anthem is summoning you to pick up your phone.
Her body fits against mine perfectly. We break off the kiss and stare at each other. The moment is gone. I desperately want it back.
She’s breathing heavily. The sight of her, her obvious arousal, makes the ache in my pants a thousand times worse. The anthem starts again.
“Is that…?”
“The palace.”
I sit up and answer the phone. Then I grab her hand. I want to keep her close. “Hello?”
“Your uncle’s had another attack. I’m calling to tell you to come home.”
Marco’s voice cracks on the last word.
“How bad is it?” I start walking back to the house, pulling Bella along with me. There isn’t any answer.
