True Calling: The Short Story Collection by Siobhan Davis

Author:Siobhan Davis [Siobhan Davis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult Romance, New Adult, Sci-Fi Romance, dystopian
Publisher: Siobhan Davis
Published: 2016-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

UNDER THE MISTLETOE

This story is set four years’ post-epilogue, so you should only read this if you have already read Destiny Rising.

Ariana

Tilting my head back, I inspect the smooth oval edges of the evergreen leaves hanging over my head. Cal wiggles the branch, and a glistening berry makes a break for freedom, shooting through the air as the mistletoe hovers invitingly around my persona. My husband steps closer, shuttering his eyes and puckering his lips, and I can’t contain the snicker that escapes my mouth.

“You look totally ridiculous,” I tease, laughing.

“Shut up and kiss me” is his impatient reply.

I sigh. As if he needs to beg.

I brush my lips timidly against his, conscious of the many guests scattered throughout our house. But as usual, he so takes it there. Before I can plan my escape, his arm wraps firmly around my waist, and I’m hauled up against his warm, solid chest. Cupping my face, he angles his head and deepens the kiss, his tongue pleading with my mouth. Unable to deny him a damn thing, I willingly concede, and our tongues start a merry dance, touching and caressing as delicious tingles shoot up and down my body. I press against him as we continue to devour each other, and no one else exists but him.

“Get a room!” Deacon yells right beside my ear.

I jump back, shrieking. “Jeez! Could you be any louder? I’m certain the neighbors heard that.”

“I knew there was a reason I was reluctant to do this whole big-family dinner thing,” he says, waving his hand through the air. He plops down on the couch and takes a quick swig of his beer. “I forgot how nauseating you two are.” He smirks as he kicks his boots up on the coffee table.

Cal levels a purposeful look at him, his gaze flitting between Deacon’s face and his feet. Either Deacon is being deliberately obtuse or he’s genuinely ignorant, but he doesn’t budge an inch. Cal strides toward him and knocks his feet off the table. “Show some respect when you are in other people’s homes.”

Anneka comes puttering into the room making a beeline for me. I smile at my three-year-old daughter as she latches onto my leg. “Mommy,” she says in that adorable cute voice of hers, “Me can’t find Charlie.” She pouts, and of course, her dad instantly swings into action.

“Come here, princess. We’ll go find him together.” He swoops her up into his arms, throwing her high into the air, and my heart almost stalls in my chest. She squeals and the sound of her laughter takes the edge off my anxiety.

“Again, Daddy! Again!” She giggles as Cal thrusts her up toward the ceiling, and my heart pounds erratically against my chest.

“Okay, enough. My fragile heart can’t withstand any more.” I pat a hand over my chest.

Cal slides Anneka around his back, and she wraps her arms around his neck, clinging to him like a tiny spider monkey. Leaning over, he kisses me quick. “You worry too much.

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