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“Sorceress, in these last feeeks, I’ve seen crazy I’ve lived it”
No kidding “What if I told you that ell acquainted with each other? But you were bespelled to forgethi a kid!), but decided against it She didn’t want him to believe she was a lock, didn’t want him complacent For now, she needed him to ache for her—as badly as she did for hiet you Lanthe, I believe that you are my mate” He eased even closer to her “You don’t look surprised by this news?”
She shook her head “Before Morgana destroyed your kingdo throaty, Lanthe said, “But, Thronos, we knew each other”
He was in disbelief “I’ve known you?” As if testing the waters, he tentatively s down to her faceto her neckto her collarbone
When she didn’t stop him, in fact arched to his touch, a shocked breath escaped hiht, Thronos I want toelse Because our story is epic”
“How is this possible? It would explain soto believe—to hope “Hoould you restore my memory? Understand me, sorceress: I can’t express how fiercely I covet these memories How I covet you”
She laid her palm on his chest; his heart thundered “I’ll need to use my sorcery on you” It radiated froht?”
Ever brave, he squared his shoulders “Do as you will, Lanthe I’ve nothing to lose”
She shook away any thoughts about her on-the-fritz power or her sorcery lier Yes, the queen had packed one hell of a persuasive punch
But love would triuht palm over his chest as she commanded, “Rehter, coiling around therear drops of water began to rocket in haphazard directions “Re with power
Sadness seeped into his expression “Idon’t”
“We’re only getting started, Vrekener Just open your ot that determined look, the one she’d seen hundreds of times before, the one she couldn’t love more “I will”
“Reana did to you” To us
When he still evinced no recognition, she bit her lip, deciding to reveal more of their past “Do you feel the need to enclose us in your wings?”
“Overwhelain, as if he were testing the waters, he gradually wrapped his wings around her, enfolding the like crazy Her poor Vrekener must be a bewildered mix of nerves and anticipation “Thronos, e’re like this, we tell each other secrets Do you want to know some?”
He nodded
“We were best friends as children,” she told him “Just as we are now”
“Friends?”
“Yes,” she murmured “But we’re so much more You love me And I love you”
“You? Love me?”
“Wildly Madly” Maybe a kiss would remind him Maybe she needed to spur his body ashis face between her glowing hands, drawing his, her iridescent sorcery lit his eyes, joining his surreal pulselines “Can I kiss you?”
His brows drew tight “By all the gods, yes”
Just as he had kissed her after those tioing-back kiss
He went ain When she slanted her mouth across his, he parted his lips
She deepened the contact, slipping in her tongue to tease his He ed—as if he’d conceded far an one of his slow-build love affairs with herher until her eyes slid shut
Her hands shook on his face as their tongues sloined His arms wrapped around her He pal toward her ass, as if he couldn’t help hihtened around her back evenbreaths, she drew back to whisper against his lips, “Reround tremors intensified, until even the imer than she’d ever been
Because I’ve never wanted anything like I want hi kisses—“Thronos, please, re for you Remember, remember, REMEMBER!” Sorcery blasted from her to him
Breathless, she drew back
His eyes were heavy-lidded, vivid silver Flickering re?”
He shook his head “Though I’d like to repeat this process to be sure” He tenderly brushed the pad of his thuain, lahened, he ain “Those were the first words you ever said to me”