Phoenyx Rising (Demigods Duet Book 1) by Kolleen Fraser

Author:Kolleen Fraser [Fraser, Kolleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kolleen Fraser
Published: 2015-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

It takes me a few confusing moments to understand where I am, once my eyes focus, and when I do, panic sets in immediately as I feel a warm body wrapping around mine.

“Shit!” I jump out of bed and away from Asher. Stumbling, I stub my toe, grabbing my wounded toe, I start chanting, “Son of a motherless whore.”

Asher sits up in bed, rubbing his palms over his face, trying to wake up. “What's wrong?” he asks, chuckling when he sees me hopping in a circle.

“What's wrong? What’s wrong? So many freaking things are wrong right now, I don't even know where to begin! I skipped curfew, I snuck out of my room and into yours. If Mason or Dr. Grey catches me, they will kick my ass and send me back to solitary, and I have a boyfriend for Christ sake!” Throwing my arms up in the air, officially freaking out, and shouting to the heavens.

Asher has a huge smile on his gorgeous face, shaking his head. “Jesus, I forgot how much you swear in the morning,” he points out with a crooked smile.

I shoot daggers at him. “Ugh!” I yell.

He sits up and pats the bed beside him. “Isn't it a bit early for a meltdown, babe? Relax. Just pretend you got up early for a run. The good doctor will never know, and as for Silas, nothing happened last night, but if you want my professional opinion... I think you should pick me,” he says with a wink.

Rolling my eyes at him, I sit on the bed beside him, placing my elbows on my knees with my head in my hands. Sighing, “Why can't my life ever just be simple? I don’t know what to do; just me being here will hurt him, Ash. We've been together for a while.”

“Do you love him?” he asks again. It's a simple question, a few months ago, the answer was easy. “I do love him, but the way I feel with him and the way I feel with you, it’s not the same,” I respond, trying to make sense of all of this.

“You don't love him, Nyx; you wouldn’t be in my bed if you did. You can't keep pretending he is going to sweep you off your feet and save you from this place. Leading him on will hurt him more in the end,” he states. Ash reaches out and pushes my mess of curls off my shoulder, pressing his hot, soft lips to my bare skin, and my whole-body shudders against his touch. “Come somewhere with me today,” he requests.

I stare over my shoulder at him, into his beautiful, hopeful eyes, but shake my head. “I have to go,” stand up, needed some distance from him. He stands and pulls me into his warm embrace. This feeling he gives me; it's like a drug. I manage a whisper, “I have to go, I don't want to be this person.” Shaking my head, the guilt is eating away at me.

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