Page 93 of Love Is: Two Bodies One Soul

Back at camp,Owen deposited Lexie carefully on the grass, propping her against one of their provision boxes. ‘You okay?’ he asked, wheezing. Every muscle in his body was ablaze with pain.

‘I’m fine. What about you?’

He inspected her leg. It looked like a rosemary spiked leg of lamb in the early stages of roasting. It must hurt. ‘You sure? What about the stings?’

‘They sting,’ Lexie grinned.

Owen was sure she was just being brave. Only Lexie could make a joke of her situation. Still gulping for air, he leaned over and dropped a kiss on her forehead before he flung himself flat on the ground beside her, abandoning any pretence of being an invincible hero.

They rested together, the sounds of nature around them, Owen’s breathing rasping until it settled. He felt her hand touch his shoulder.

‘Thank you for saving me.’

He opened an eye and squinted at her. ‘I had to break the curse.’

‘What curse?’

‘Later. I’ll tell you later when I have the strength.’

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