Behind Amber Eyes (The Elderhood Book 1) by Kristina Kelley

Author:Kristina Kelley [Kelley, Kristina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

When I meet with Arman this time, I don’t tell Olivia. I’ve already confided in her that I’ve begun putting this in the past, and I don’t want to admit how quickly that changed after I received one letter from him. Besides, I need to stop putting her in danger for my own benefit.

The park is silent, as always, and I take a seat on the bench, but Arman doesn’t make me wait long. This time when he shows up, I’m ready. I stand from the bench once he’s close enough, keeping distance between us. All of the sudden, reminders of his silence over the past couple weeks fills me with annoyance. Perhaps a little of that annoyance is at myself, too, for how I so quickly gave into his request. How I clearly lied to myself when I would say I was putting him in the past.

“Took you a while to reach back out,” I grumble, and then wince at my tone. I sound like a disgruntled teenager.

He sighs and nods. “I know, I’m sorry. There were some…bureaucratic issues I needed to take care of.” He raises a hand to stop me when I start to speak up, wondering what sort of issues would keep him so busy, “Nothing too worrisome, but timely nonetheless.”

I hug myself, suddenly feeling out of place. I’m talking to a Dark Elder king about his duties, how odd is that? I decide to let him off the hook; obviously, his duties would trump seeing a human girl. Instead, I focus on the contents of his letter. “So, you said you wanted to have a night on the town. And then you’ll tell me everything.” I raise my eyebrows at the last word, hoping to convey the importance of him keeping his word.

He holds my gaze, seemingly nervous but never letting his eyes falter, and then nods. “Yes, I promise.” He moves closer to me, gently extracting my arms from their placement. “And I never break a promise.”

I swallow, trying to ignore the desire that courses through me at his tone and proximity. It’s actually a bit aggravating how he’s able to do that to me so easily. I back away slightly, hoping to clear the heady fog I’ve found myself in. “Let’s get to it, then.”

He narrows his eyes for a fraction of a second at my actions, but quickly recovers. “Of course.” He hesitates briefly before reaching for my hand, and then relaxes a bit when I allow him to take it.

I will play nice, especially with his promise looming over me, but I’m still full of caution. I need to be, no matter if my heart says different.

We walk in silence as he leads me past the club we went to a couple weeks ago, instead choosing a restaurant off to the right.

As soon as we go through the door, Arman is greeted as warmly as he had been in that club. The environment of this place, however, is much more subdued.

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