Between Realms by Lexi Ostrow

Author:Lexi Ostrow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lexi Ostrow

Seven

Astrid couldn’t stop hearing Ronin’s grand statement over and over in her mind.

She hadn’t understood where his sudden interest in her came from, but the more she thought back to their time together, the more she realized he’d done small things that indicated he was attracted to her.

He stayed human whenever he was in her presence even though she knew he preferred his true form.

Honestly, Astrid couldn’t remember the last time she’d been truly interested in a guy. Did she find guys hot? Absolutely. Did she question her sexuality? Not a bit. She just couldn’t remember really being interested in being with a guy for more than his looks. She hadn’t dated in high school for that exact reason, but with Ronin, she’d never even questioned the possibility that she might be attracted to him.

“He’s the most handsome man you’ve ever seen.” Astrid glanced at the trees and saw the moon begin to rise. “That’s the thing, he is a man. He’s got centuries of life compared to your eighteen years. How could you find yourself attracted to him beyond his good looks?”

She sighed. In the last few months, she’d come to consider Ronin her closest friend. That might have been because they’d barely left each other’s side, but she enjoyed his company. He could be surly, but he was also patient and humorous when he wanted to be.

Astrid sighed, she’d spend her life with Ronin by her side thanks to her father, and the last thing she wanted to do was make him uncomfortable around her.

Will he be, though? Astrid wasn’t sure. He seemed to be easygoing if the situation warranted, but he’d just admitted feelings for someone not of his kind, that couldn’t have been easy.

In just a short time, her life had gone from ‘wouldn’t it be wonderful to know who your family is?’ to ‘your family is magical and you’re a princess.’ On one hand, Astrid was literally living most young people’s dreams. She was heir to a magical kingdom, and her father wasn’t actually dead. An utterly handsome warrior was attracted to her, and Astrid could potentially wield magic.

“Then why are you so upset by it all?”

Astrid kicked a rock into the lake and watched as the ripples expanded outward until they grew so large, they vanished altogether.

“Because you came to Ireland looking to see how your family started. You expected a normal, human answer.” She sighed.

She expected normal. She expected a quick fling while in Ireland and then an uneventful return to her life in New York. “And now you’re upset that you could stay here and be a princess, but it doesn’t feel right.” Astrid closed her eyes and exhaled a slow breath. “First world problems, As. This isn’t your life. You don’t belong here.”

Images of Brenda and Mark appeared in her mind for the first time in weeks. She missed her best friends, but how much if she’d forgotten them?

Astrid needed to return and call them both. Brenda probably already thought Astrid found love in Ireland and was never coming home.

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