Everlasting by Alyson Noël

Author:Alyson Noël
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Fiction, Immortality, Psychic Ability, Supernatural
ISBN: 9780312642075
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2011-06-07T05:00:00+00:00

twenty-five

Damen pulls me into his arms, grasps me tightly to him, then lifts me into the air and swings me around. My hair swirling behind me like a shiny gold cape as we twirl and spin and dance and laugh, gazing in wonder as this once-barren field begins to transform itself.

The jagged shards of prison glass sinking deep into the ground—recycling first into sand, then into a rich dark soil that provides instant nourishment for the formerly burned-out trees. Allowing them to straighten and stretch, to sprout a thick blanket of leaves, as a swath of purple and yellow wildflowers bloom at their roots.

The two of us overcome with excitement, brimming with the glee of our triumph, Damen’s voice like a song in my ear when he says, “We did it! We freed them—made amends—we even secured the recipe for the antidote, and it’s all because of you!” His lips find my forehead, my cheek, my nose, and my ear, then pulling away, he adds, “Ever, do you realize what this all means?”

I look at him, my grin so wide my cheeks are stretched to their limits, but still wanting to hear him say it, wanting to hear the words spoken out loud for both of us to hear.

“It means we can finally be together.” He stops, presses his forehead to mine, his breath coming fast and quick. “It means all of our problems are solved. It means that we’ll never have to visit the pavilion again—not even as Alrik and Adelina—unless, of course, we want to.” He wiggles his brow, emits a low, deep laugh. “All we have to do is head back to the earth plane, get working on the brew, and…” He pauses, smooths his thumb over my cheek, then leans in to kiss me again.

I return it with an intensity and fervor matching his. Aware of the slim veil of energy hovering between us, keeping him safe from what, thanks to Roman, has become my lethal DNA, which, also thanks to Roman, won’t be a threat for much longer. Hardly able to believe that the days of what we’ve come to refer to as our almost kiss are so close to being over.

Soon, very soon, we’ll be able to live just like everyone else. Able to touch each other openly, freely, without any worries. Like we do in the pavilion—only better, because it’ll be real.

Soon we’ll embrace as ourselves—our present-tense selves—instead of in our various past-life guises.

I pull away ever so slightly, close my eyes and turn my face to the sky, stealing a moment to send a silent thanks to Roman, wherever he is, for giving us this wonderful gift.

Then just when I’m about to kiss Damen again, his face falls and he moves out of my reach, answering the question in my inquiring gaze with a curt nod toward Lotus, who kneels at a distance.

She sits at the edge of a pond just a few feet away, her wispy silver strands flowing freely about her, murmuring softly with her hands clasped tightly to her chest.

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