Page 58 of Enchanted Kisses
My lips parted with a breath and my eyes closed.
“Back to the beginning,” he said, his voice soft. “Back to winning you all over again. You are still a quest.”
His comment brought forth Raysa’s words: “He might come on strong. He’s used to getting what he wants. He’s been around the fountain a few times or more.” Were these dark-prince pickup lines he’d used on other girls who’d drawn his interest? Was I a fool to fall for them?
In my defense, his lines were pretty irresistible. Still, I didn’t want to be another one of Caiden’s conquests. I wanted more from him, but I wasn’t sure how much he was capable of giving.
Frustrated that I didn’t know and didn’t have the courage to ask for the answers I needed, I pulled my robe tight and stood. “I hate that I don’t know this side of you. I don’t know if you’re only interested in the chase or if you want more. Because if it’s all about the conquest, then I can’t be that girl for you.”
I took off for my bedroom.
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Cotton Candy Make-Out Session
Ilocked myself in my room and paced the wooden floors, annoyed with my behavior and on the verge of tears. I shouldn’t have snapped at him. What if he went all crazy, like the other night when Raysa had seen him?
Raysa! She’d know what to do. I glanced at my nightstand for my phone. Not there. I’d left it in the kitchen.Now what? I hooked my hands behind my neck and tried to think.
The bedroom door creaked open.
I turned and dropped my hands to my sides.
Caiden walked into the room.
“How did you do that? I locked it.”
He tilted his head with a playful smirk. “Did you really believe that could keep me out?”
I crossed my arms. “Maybe I hoped you’d respect it.”
He shook his head, a trace of disappointment in his eyes. “You’re not a conquest, Lily. Where did you get that from?”
I didn’t want to say Raysa and get her in trouble. “I heard about your past. Youractivepast.”
He licked his lips then grinned. “And you think that’s what I want with you?”
Wasn’t it? Or had I been reading him wrong? Maybe this was how Death Sentries acted all the time. I was so confused.
“Forget I said that.” I waved my hands as if to clear the air. “In fact, let’s forget everything. We can pretend you just got here and start over. Or you can go.” My heart squeezed at the thought of him returning home to Bianca.
“Do you want me to go?”
“No,” I whispered.
“Then I’m staying.”
I blinked, and he appeared in front of me. When I shuffled backward, he came forward until I bumped into the dresser. He hooked his hands under my arms and sat me on top of the furniture.
I gasped. “What are you doing?”
“Directing your full attention.”
I leaned to the right in an attempt to get away.
He put his hand on that side of the dresser.
I leaned to the left and almost laughed at how silly I was being.
