Spellbinding Entanglements by Kevin McLaughlin

Author:Kevin McLaughlin [McLaughlin, Kevin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Role of the Hero Publishing
Published: 2016-10-12T04:00:00+00:00

14

I lay there a while, staring up at the stars and wondering how I was going to make this mess work out well. Usually when things were going crazy I didn't have much time to reflect. I was constantly reacting, making snap decisions. This time I had a chance to plan things out, and I wasn't doing any better for the experience than I usually would have. Both of us would have a better chance if we could come up with a plan. That ought to be more Melicent's forte than mine, but she seemed too adrift with the loss of her magic to be able to do more than stay one step ahead of her pursuers. And barely even that.

A little noise from the cabin got my attention, and I looked up. Mel was standing there In the doorway. She'd ditched her torn jeans, and I could see a spot where the blood had soaked through the dressing on her leg. I'd need to check the first aid kit tomorrow and see if there was enough stuff inside to put a new bandage over the wound. Even with the magic knitting her skin together it would still be tender and raw for a few days, I figured.

"Couldn't sleep?" I asked. With great deliberation I brought my eyes back up from her bare legs to her face.

She shook her head and walked across the deck toward me. She sat down next to me. "Worried about tomorrow."

"We'll figure something out," I said. I was feeling a little vulnerable laying down, so I propped myself up on one arm. That brought me close enough that I picked up her scent, mixed with the smell of the ocean. My heart beat a little faster, and I swallowed hard. What the hell was I thinking? This was the single most dangerous human I'd ever met, and I was reacting to her like a high school kid after prom.

"You're a good man, Ryan," she murmured, reaching out to trail her fingers along my arm. "I've met a lot of people who claimed to be, but damned few who actually were."

"Thank you?" I said. Somehow it came out more as a question than a statement.

She leaned in and kissed me.

Our first kiss had been my idea, a strategy born of desperation. I'd hoped that with a kiss I might distract her, even the smallest bit, and win free of the spells she'd ensnared me with. By necessity I'd rushed in, giving her the best and most passionate kiss I could manage. It had worked. Her control had slipped the tiniest bit. I'd broken through her spells, tapped the massive ley lines connecting Earth to the other planets in the solar system, and fireworks had ensued.

This was different. Her mouth was gentle against mine. Tender, even. Searching, asking, even hoping. I backed away after a moment.

"I don't know that this is a good idea," I babbled. Which was half the truth. Part of my mind was saying that this was a very bad idea.

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