Luna Rising: Book 1 of the Luna Rising Series by Sara Snow

Author:Sara Snow [Snow, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

Ruby

Xavier looked up and down the street before crossing and I followed close by his side. After leaving The Witches Brew we hadn’t gotten back into his car. We left the parking lot, turned left, and had now been walking for ten minutes.

We hadn’t really talked to each other during our walk, but it wasn’t an uneasy silence. It felt comfortable. I felt protected. Was it because I knew about the power within him? I hadn’t expected to be getting along with him so well. Why did he offer to do this? Why be nice to me now? Was it all just because of his guilt over what he had said to me?

“So, supernatural creatures are all friendly with each other?”

“No, Ruby, they aren’t all friendly with each other. Just like not all humans get along with each other.” He tapped my shoulder for me to follow him and turned left. Ahead of us appeared a large fountain.

“Wow,” I said under my breath. “I only just moved here for school. I didn’t get the time to explore the city.” When we finally stopped at the fountain, I dipped a finger and then my hand into the water. “Why did you do this? Why take me to that tavern and here? Why are you being kind to me now?”

I turned around to face him but was forced to take a step back. I hadn’t realized he was so close to me. I frowned at the warmth that spread throughout my body. He took a step forward and I stepped back, but the back of my leg bumped the edge of the fountain.

I was trapped, but despite the intensity in his eyes, I didn't feel threatened. We were in public anyway, what did I think would happen? He'd wolf out right here in the open?

I crossed my arms over my chest and he just smiled. “Do you mind?” I asked. “I can see your pores with how close you’re standing.”

“Do I make you nervous?”

I kept my face straight but my nails were digging into my arms. “Do I look nervous to you? You’re just invading my space, Blackwood.”

He bent at the waist. “I can smell it,” he whispered. He stood up straight as I started grinding my teeth, an impish smile on his face. “Don’t worry, you smell good.”

He was playing with me. That’s what this had to be about. I watched him closely as he stepped around me to stand at the fountain’s edge as well, the air alive with the splashing water.

"Despite what you might have thought, I don't hate you Ruby." He dipped his hand into the water and scooped some of it up. "My life was calm until I met you." He slapped the water. "Now my life is like this, disrupted."

“If you were trying to say something nice, it’s not going in that direction. I didn’t mean to uproot your life, but my life has changed too.”

He turned to me and stepped closer, forcing me to look up into his eyes.

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