Twisted Slumber by K Loraine & Kim Loraine

Author:K Loraine & Kim Loraine [Loraine, K & Loraine, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-06T16:00:00+00:00

7

Aurora

My dreams have been increasingly intense and highly inappropriate. It's been difficult for me to look at either Mal or Phillip without blushing. Sometimes the things they say make me think they know what's been going on in my subconscious. But, would that be so bad? Especially after the last one.

"You're thinking something dirty." Mal trails his fingers across my forearm as he takes a seat next to me on the plush couch in the library.

"How do you know?" I don't squirm away from him. This time I demand touch and hope for more.

"Your lips. They part just slightly. Your eyes go a shade darker. Then, your fingers tighten just enough to show tension.” He's dipped his head so that his mouth is brushing my hair as he speaks, but I want more.

"I'm tired of playing this game. I'm tired of feeling guilty." I turn toward him, taking his face between my palms and crushing our lips together. It's exactly as it was in my dream, hot and powerful, desperate and hungry.

He grips my shoulders and pushes me away, his eyes that blazing unnatural green. "Aurora?"

Disappointment coils in my belly, rejection stinging across my skin like a whip. "I… I'm sorry. I thought…”

Getting to my feet, I rush out of the library, heels loud on the stone floor, but I don't hear his footsteps chasing after me. How did I misread the situation? Embarrassment wells in my chest before it reaches my eyes and I fight the flood of tears I don't want to shed. I’d been fooled by my own subconscious. He may be flirty, but he doesn't really want me. My body wants his, and Phillip’s.

I head up the stairs in search of my room, still easily turned around. The castle is enormous. Taking long slow breaths, I swipe at the tears on my cheek and work to compose myself.

I don't know exactly where I am. It feels as though this castle changes its layout on purpose to confuse me. But, the green light under a door at the end of the hall calls to me. I need to see what's behind it. My feet move forward as though I'm in a trance, my mind arguing, but failing to stop me. Arm outstretched, I reach for the doorknob, desperate for what I’ll find there. But I'm stopped by a strong, firm hand around my waist.

"Stop, princess. That way is not for you." Mal’s voice in my ear brings with it a fresh wave of humiliation. But then he says, "I burn for you." And there’s such hunger in his words, I can't help feeling a tickle of excitement in my chest. He turns me in his arms, never letting me go. "I'm sorry. You caught me by surprise."

I turn my head, unwilling to look at him. "It's…my fault. I've been having dreams. I got confused."

His brows rising, he tips my chin up. "Dreams?" He smirks. “Of me?”

I bite my lower lip and finally lock gazes with him. "You. And Phillip.

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