All That Falls by Kimberly Frost

Author:Kimberly Frost [Frost, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781101568828
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2012-06-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Cerise felt like a creature of the night herself. They strode through the shadows and wove through the trees. They didn’t speak, didn’t make much of a sound. Sure-footed and silent, she held his hand and gave it only the smallest press or tilt to indicate a change of direction. It was like dancing with him had been. Their bodies were very close as they moved, and yet there was no awkward bumping into each other, no tangling of feet. At moments, she felt as though she could close her eyes and walk blind, following only her instincts and the sway of their linked hands.

As the dark deepened, it tested the way they moved, but they never faltered.

Yeah, I’m the lock and he’s the key.

Twice there were officers patrolling and three times there were civilians nearby, but she and Lysander weren’t spotted even when a young couple passed within a few feet of them. Cerise leaned against a tree and pulled Lysander against her. Content to have their bodies pressed together, she and Lysander tasted each other’s mouths while the couple walked on without their gaze ever being drawn to where a muse and an archangel silently kissed.

When they reached Ileana’s, Cerise paused at the edge of the house. She glanced down to where their fingers were still intertwined, not ready to let go.

“You rival the air,” he whispered.

She tilted her head. “What does that mean?” she whispered back.

He shook his head, hesitating. “To fly, to glide, to fall through clouds…To be surrounded by nothing but air, whether the whipping winter wind or the stillness of a hot summer night, it can almost feel like being in heaven. Just walking with you, the way you move beside me, as if you were gliding on the same slipstream…I didn’t know it was possible for a woman to rival the air.”

She smiled and stepped forward, putting her free hand on the back of his neck and drawing him down. She pressed her mouth to his in a soft kiss.

“Come on,” she said. “The sooner we talk to Ileana, the sooner we’ll be done talking to Ileana and can find a wall someplace private.”

He flashed a smile as they strode to the door. She rang the bell and waited. There were lights on in the second story rooms facing the street, and within moments the foyer light blinked on as well.

When the door opened, however, it was Troy rather than Ileana Rella who stood in the doorway. Troy was effortlessly handsome in his black trousers, snakeskin belt, and burgundy knit shirt. His black hair gleamed like patent leather and was perfectly styled as always.

“Hey, Cerise,” he said with an easy smile. Then his gaze settled on Lysander and the smile faded. “Who’s this?”

“He’s a friend. May we come in? I need to talk to Ileana about something.”

“Actually, she’s not here.”

Cerise nearly began asking questions about where Ileana was, but didn’t want to have the conversation while she and Lysander were standing on the stoop where any ES patrol that marched by could spot them.

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