King’s Seduction

I press my palm against the hea

o the basket at my feet. The snow never stopped falling my entire half hour walk back up the hill to the cabin. It would be nice to be closer to town, but being so far, tucked in a small woods, means we are les

ame. The sleeves of his shirt are pulled up around hi

k until late, yet this is the first time I’ve walked in to witness it myself. He turns around as I speak, flinching

hough it does nothing but disturb his curls. Glancing down, I notice a wet patch around his stomach where he mus

does everything for you," I murmur, half-amused as I come to look do

't have to

urs, Tai’s job entails more physical work. Over these past couple months, his slender build has shifted, as more muscle frames his arms, leaving me to imagine the beautifu

is eyes glaze over slightly. Here, in the Azure Province, his eyes have lost their original emerald shine,

shoul

tened to even step outside has become a normal part of Tai and I’s life. Anything that ca

spending time with any of them outside of work is going to ra

, but at least everything in here works...Most of the time. I can’t count the amount of times Ta

the intensity of his gaze striking

l him. He knows this already, but I think hearing it makes him feel better. He likes that no one here truly k

e. I’m just grateful I’m here with him, and not a murdered victim of Vaia’s. We haven’t spoken about his powers since he used them on me all those months ago. I silently figure it has to do with the band saving him from the

are many things he wishes he could take back, but him saying that does what he intended, my cheeks flushing, my blood warming. Tai has made comments over the past few months that have made my head spin. Mercifully, he has kept a distance though, knowing the heartbrea

stion, watching him st

ane for thinking otherwise. It feels like a lifetime ago...it’s ea

regardless of what I was offerin

can’t hel

me, allowing his scent to wash over me, my heart flutteri

ll the warmth out of the colour. Now that I work so vigorously, I’m always tired, dark shadows haunting my under-eyes, fingers worked to the bone

ms, squeezing my arm tauntingly. I push it away, unable to hold back my laugh. No one has eve

lse to do but eat dinner, speak to Tai and sleep. Despite not doing much in our days, Tai and I never run out of t

t getting

the tension from his shoulders that he carries with him back from work. He refuses to share his daily struggle

with your feeli

epping toward me again. "You've been lied to eno

hroat, my back pressed painfully against the archway frame, feeling it’s corners taunt me the more I press into them. For a moment, there is just silence. Caught in each other’s gazes, I hardly notice his hand reach out to brush a curl from my face, his fingers lingerin

slightly on the back of my neck, ready to pull me close enough to press my lips against his. And if I allowed myself to kiss him, where would we end up? Here, I sleep in the bedroom, and Tai sleeps in the living space. If we kissed right now, there is

feels wrong to want a moment with Tai, to steal away the dark feeling of lonel

s, watching me. The trance may have vanished, but I don’t miss the way