Page 10 of Juliet & Her Romeos

Swan is my best friend. It’s terrifying to tell him how much more he is to me.

It’s even more terrifying that he may reject me.

“Feathers,” my voice is raspy, “you’re everything to me, and I just…this is hard…but I need to tell you, before the chance of one of us being bonded to an Alpha on Christmas Eve or just one of us being…”

Swan raises his head and looks me directly in the eye. “I want to fucking kiss you so much right now.”

I let out a shocked breath.

Swan’s stare is challenging, vulnerable, and filled with a raw love that’s like staring into a fire that could consume me.

So, I kiss him.

It should be awkward, but we’ve kissed on stage. We know the mechanics.

This kiss is nothing like that.

Swan growls into the kiss, opening his mouth and encouraging my tongue to thrust deeper into his mouth andtwine with his. When he dominates the kiss, as creative and passionate as when we dance, I melt against him.

I can feel Swan’s hard cock through the thin material of his underwear.

My pheromones and scent become stronger.

I’m sure that he can feel how wet my own underwear is becoming.

I lose myself in the kiss.

It’s everything that I’ve been imagining for years.

I bury my hand into his hair, and he tightens his hold on my waist.

I moan, never wanting the kiss to end.

Suddenly, a bitter, burned black coffee scent invades the room.

It’s so powerful that I choke, drawing back from the kiss.

It’s the scent of angry Alpha.

In fact, the worst Alpha in the academy, Dimitri, the brutal choreographer who makes Swan’s life hell.

Terrified, I whimper.

Dimitri is going to destroy us.

CHAPTER TWO

Romeo Ballet Academy, Sanctum

“Is there any rule that you won’t break?” Dimitri’s voice is as cold and sharp as the winter wind.

“I haven’t found one yet.” Swan protectively pushes me behind him.

I whine, shaking.

We’re dead.

Dimitri is going to separate us as dance partners. Our dream of winning the contest will be shattered.

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