Chapters (24)
“I wish you didn’t say that with such conviction.” He put his arm around me and moved closer. He kissed my shoulder, then whispered, “I don’t want you to go back to Tove tomorrow.”
“I have to,” I said.
“I know,” he said. “But I don’t want you to.”
“You can have me for tonight, though.” I gave him a smal smile, and he lifted his head so his eyes met mine. “That’s al I can give you.”
“I don’t want only one night. I want all the nights. I want al of you, forever.”
Tears swam in my eyes, and my heart yearned so badly it hurt.
Sitting there with Loki, I don’t think I’d ever felt quite so heartbroken.
“Don’t cry, Wendy.” He smiled sadly at me, and I saw the heartbreak in his eyes mirroring my own. He puled me to him and kissed my forehead, then my cheeks, then my mouth.
“So, if this is al you’l let me have, then I wil take it al,” Loki said. “No talking or even worrying about the kingdom or responsibility or anyone else. You’re not the Princess. I’m not Vittra.
We’re only a boy and a girl crazy about each other, and we’re naked in bed.”
“I can do that,” I nodded.
“Good, because I’m determined to make the most of it.” He smiled and pushed me down on the bed. “I think we broke the bed a little bit last time. What do you say we see if we can destroy it?” I laughed, and he kissed me. Tomorrow I might regret this.
Tomorrow I might have hel to pay. But for one night, I refused to think or worry. I was with Loki, and he made me feel like the only thing in the world that truly mattered. And in that night, he was the only thing that truly mattered to me.
A knocking woke me in the morning, and I was surprised that I’d even slept at al. The night washed over me in a hazy, happy blur.
Everything felt like a wonderful dream, and I’d never known that I could feel that close to another person or that… happy. Loki’s arms were strong around me, and I snuggled deeper into them. I wanted to stay curled up next to him forever.
“Princess?” Aurora caled from outside my bedroom, and it was like a cold slap puling me from my dream. “Are you up? I need to get my clothes.” Loki’s arms tensed up around me, and without waiting for an answer, the bedroom door creaked open as Aurora walked into the room.