leaned in, tickling my ear as he whispered, “Are you sure? Because I’d be more willing to you.”
I covered my mouth with my hand, looking into his mischievous eyes.
Was he reading my mind? Was that even possible? If he could, that would be rude. Reading minds was a total invasion of privacy. I treasured my private thoughts, and random conversations with myself. Having someone else swimming around in my mind…well, that was totally not cool.
“You can read my mind, can’t you?” I questioned. I figured I’d come straight out and ask, instead of wondering.
His eyes showed no emotion, and gave me nothing. He grinned at me and shrugged.
“You’re evil,” I huffed.
“Inherently.”
Dammit. Now I’d have to keep my mind blank around him. However…if he could read minds, he would already know what I was planning.
Good Lord. This completely sucked.
Blank. White. Nothingness. I needed to clear my mind.
How do monks do this? Okay, come on Emma. We’ve got this.
I closed my eyes, and thought of white clouds floating in the sky.
“What are you doing?” Ethon laughed.
“Focusing,” I answered.
“On what?”
“Keeping you out of my mind.” I opened one eye to peek at him, and saw him shaking his head. A smile was plastered on his face. “What?”
“In time you’ll see,” he said.
“See what?”
“That you’ll choose me.”
“You don’t know that, and besides, my time is very fragile these days. I may not even make it to my transformation.”
“Like I said before, you don’t have to worry about Lucian while I’m around. He will die by my hand if he tries to hurt you. That is a promise.”
“Thank you,” I said.
“For what?”
“For wanting to protect me.”
“It’s an unwilled impulse,” he answered.
I hugged him. “Well, thank you anyway.”
He pressed his lips to my cheek, and then focused forward. “Let’s get you home safely.”
Chapter 12
We encountered no additional problems the rest of the flight home. It was serene. The darkening sky was the most beautiful blue, and the puffs of cirrocumulus clouds were painted in a sorbet of pink, orange, and lavender.
Ethon never loosened his grip around me, and I felt comfortable in his arms, gliding just above the tree lines.
When I glanced down, everything was a blur and I became dizzy, so I kept most of my focus on either the sky above, or Ethon. A few times during flight, he’d leaned down and pressed his lips to my forehead.
For a devil boy, he seemed to be quite the gentleman, and I wondered where he’d picked up those traits. On the other hand, I’d caught a glimpse of fire in his eyes, and had seen the potential for what he could do. There weren’t many who could match him.
He was very complicated, and yet, intriguing. When I directed my gaze to his face, I’d hoped to read his expressions - see what he was thinking. But he was like a closed book, only offering a pretty cover.
Snap out of it, Emma.
There were more important things to worry about right now. I had to come up with some kind of story to tell Jeremy and Lia. When they woke up, they would have so many questions.
I knew Lia would be pissed. I glanced at their limp bodies being carried by Samuel and Bane. At least they were peaceful at the moment.
When we arrived at the house, Alaine panicked at first, but then focused on getting them settled on beds in their own rooms. Lia was in the room next to me, and Jeremy was a floor down, on the opposite side, in a room next to Kade. I left a note on their nightstands to come to my room when they woke up. It would be the one with a pink ribbon tied to the doorknob.
I knew it would be a few more hours before they woke, so I took a shower and readied myself for the onslaught of questions. I was a little apprehensive about trying to explain things to Jeremy. I didn’t know if he’d believe anything.
I needed help. Maybe I could bring Courtney and Caleb into the mix.
I covered my mouth with my hand, looking into his mischievous eyes.
Was he reading my mind? Was that even possible? If he could, that would be rude. Reading minds was a total invasion of privacy. I treasured my private thoughts, and random conversations with myself. Having someone else swimming around in my mind…well, that was totally not cool.
“You can read my mind, can’t you?” I questioned. I figured I’d come straight out and ask, instead of wondering.
His eyes showed no emotion, and gave me nothing. He grinned at me and shrugged.
“You’re evil,” I huffed.
“Inherently.”
Dammit. Now I’d have to keep my mind blank around him. However…if he could read minds, he would already know what I was planning.
Good Lord. This completely sucked.
Blank. White. Nothingness. I needed to clear my mind.
How do monks do this? Okay, come on Emma. We’ve got this.
I closed my eyes, and thought of white clouds floating in the sky.
“What are you doing?” Ethon laughed.
“Focusing,” I answered.
“On what?”
“Keeping you out of my mind.” I opened one eye to peek at him, and saw him shaking his head. A smile was plastered on his face. “What?”
“In time you’ll see,” he said.
“See what?”
“That you’ll choose me.”
“You don’t know that, and besides, my time is very fragile these days. I may not even make it to my transformation.”
“Like I said before, you don’t have to worry about Lucian while I’m around. He will die by my hand if he tries to hurt you. That is a promise.”
“Thank you,” I said.
“For what?”
“For wanting to protect me.”
“It’s an unwilled impulse,” he answered.
I hugged him. “Well, thank you anyway.”
He pressed his lips to my cheek, and then focused forward. “Let’s get you home safely.”
Chapter 12
We encountered no additional problems the rest of the flight home. It was serene. The darkening sky was the most beautiful blue, and the puffs of cirrocumulus clouds were painted in a sorbet of pink, orange, and lavender.
Ethon never loosened his grip around me, and I felt comfortable in his arms, gliding just above the tree lines.
When I glanced down, everything was a blur and I became dizzy, so I kept most of my focus on either the sky above, or Ethon. A few times during flight, he’d leaned down and pressed his lips to my forehead.
For a devil boy, he seemed to be quite the gentleman, and I wondered where he’d picked up those traits. On the other hand, I’d caught a glimpse of fire in his eyes, and had seen the potential for what he could do. There weren’t many who could match him.
He was very complicated, and yet, intriguing. When I directed my gaze to his face, I’d hoped to read his expressions - see what he was thinking. But he was like a closed book, only offering a pretty cover.
Snap out of it, Emma.
There were more important things to worry about right now. I had to come up with some kind of story to tell Jeremy and Lia. When they woke up, they would have so many questions.
I knew Lia would be pissed. I glanced at their limp bodies being carried by Samuel and Bane. At least they were peaceful at the moment.
When we arrived at the house, Alaine panicked at first, but then focused on getting them settled on beds in their own rooms. Lia was in the room next to me, and Jeremy was a floor down, on the opposite side, in a room next to Kade. I left a note on their nightstands to come to my room when they woke up. It would be the one with a pink ribbon tied to the doorknob.
I knew it would be a few more hours before they woke, so I took a shower and readied myself for the onslaught of questions. I was a little apprehensive about trying to explain things to Jeremy. I didn’t know if he’d believe anything.
I needed help. Maybe I could bring Courtney and Caleb into the mix.
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