Obsession: An Alien Academy Romance (Warriors of the Drexian Academy Book 4) by Tana Stone

Author:Tana Stone [Stone, Tana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Broadmoor Books
Published: 2025-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Twenty-Eight

Kann

The forest pressed close around us, as we made our way through the ancient grounds of the academy. Even knowing this was all a simulation couldn't diminish the visceral reality of it—the loamy scent of decaying leaves beneath our feet, the way shafts of shimmering sunlight pierced the canopy to create shifting patterns on the forest floor, the constant rustle of small creatures darting through the underbrush. If I wasn’t worried the thing would kill us, I’d be even more impressed by the simulation.

I should have been focused entirely on watching for hunters or scanning for traps. The Silent Hunt had been notorious for its ruthlessness, and my time in the program had not changed that opinion. But my mind kept circling back to that kiss in the cave, to the way Britta had stiffened in surprise when I'd first pressed my lips to hers, then melted against me, her fingers curling into the fabric of my uniform as she'd deepened the kiss.

It should not have happened. I knew that, and I knew all the reasons I never should have given into the temptation of her soft lips and pleading eyes. But I had never been known for my restraint. Was any Blade?

I tried to use my Blade training to home in on the sounds and smells around me, but my mind kept taking me back to the cavern. The memory of her soft skin, breathy sigh, sweet taste was imprinted on me and was all I could think about. Every sound was her hungry sigh, every scent was the sweet smell of her hair, everything that touched me was as petal-soft as her lips.

Grekking hell. I gritted out a rough grunt of disgust at myself.

Focus, before you get us both killed.

The thought of Britta being in danger doused my treacherous thoughts. I had to think of anything but her if I wanted to save us both.

I glanced back at the human whose hand I was still holding, as I led her through the forest. Her face was pinched with worry, and her eyes were on the ground as she stepped carefully where I stepped. She hadn't spoken of it since we'd left the cave. Was she angry? Shocked? Offended? The questions tumbled through my mind, each worse than the last.

I had not asked to kiss her, even though everything about the way she’d looked at me had told me yes. Which I knew was no excuse and no defense. I’d crossed a line I'd sworn never to cross, let impulse override so much carefully maintained control.

A branch snapped beneath my boot, and I winced at the sound, though the crack wasn't nearly as loud as the thundering of my own heart. I paused, stopping our progress to listen for any hint of pursuing Drexians. Nothing. Only the chirping, rustling, scuttling of the woods around us.

"I'm sorry," I blurted out, the words escaping before I could stop them.

She waited several beats to respond. “Why are you sorry?"

I pivoted to face her.

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