Pure Bliss by Rachelle Cochran

Author:Rachelle Cochran
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Published: 2012-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

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Kalyana flipped over and gave up on getting any sleep. He'd gone to bed early, missing Avanindra, restless, and out of sorts, but now it was the middle of the night and he was wide awake. He slipped a velvet dressing gown over his nightshirt and padded to the fire to build it up. With that task quickly finished, he decided a cup of tea and a book might distract him, so he went to the kitchen to fetch the tea.

Kalyana made a pot of tea and tucked a couple of cookies into a napkin and added them to the small tray to take back to his room. Once there, though, his book couldn't hold his interest and he decided he wasn't hungry enough to eat the cookies. The tea tasted good at first, but went cold while he lost track of time staring into the dancing flames of the fire. He curled into a ball on the soft couch and tried valiantly not to imagine Avanindra in the arms of Prince Ipsita, but his mind kept going back to the kiss he'd heard Ipsita give Avanindra all those months ago, before he and Avanindra had declared their love for each other.

An uneasy somnolence overcame Kalyana as he succumbed to the warmth of the fire and the dark of the room, and so he was surprised to be scooped up and held tight. He looked up into bright blue eyes and asked, "Am I dreaming?"

"Yes, dearest, you're dreaming." Kalyana sighed and nuzzled into his favorite spot on Avanindra's neck. "Aren't you surprised I'm here?"

"Sush, this is a good dream, and I don't want to think about you not being here." Kalyana snuggled closer.

Avanindra laughed and kissed Kalyana's brow. He was silent for some time before saying, "Dearest, you know you aren't really dreaming, don't you?"

"I'm not?" Kalyana asked, not moving from his comfortable spot.

"No, you're not."

Kalyana's eyes popped open, and he sat up so fast he nearly dislodged himself from his perch on Avanindra's lap. "You're really and truly here?"

"Yes, love, I'm really here."

"But ... what of the ball and the king and his decree?" Kalyana buried his hands in Avanindra's waistcoat as his worried eyes searched his lover's face.

"I told him that I was sorry I would not be able to attend his ball and invited him to my wedding."

"Your ... what? Wedding?" A fist of pain surrounded Kalyana's heart as he thought of Avanindra marrying another.

"Oh, you sweet little ninny ... " Avanindra clutched Kalyana to his chest before pushing him off to sit on the couch, and then dropped to his knees in front of Kalyana. He reached into his pocket and withdrew a black velvet box. He opened it to reveal a wide gold ring set with a large diamond. He looked up into Kalyana's dark brown eyes, which had not blinked since the fist had clutched his heart. Avanindra's eyes were soft, shining with emotion. He licked his lips and looked deep into Kalyana's wide eyes.

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