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  92. By Amanda Hocking

His smile deepened, and he squeezed my side before pulling me close to him. Then his mouth found mine, and he kissed me more fiercely than he usually did (and that thought sent a delicious thrill through me, because there was a way that Pan usually kissed me). It was playful but urgent, the way his hand moved to my lower back, his fingers pressing into my skin.

Pan pulled away from me, a half smile playing on his lips.

“What?” I asked.

“I was just thinking about how much I missed this,” he said, sounding almost wistful. “But then I realized we haven’t actually done much of this at all. I think I missed you before I met you.”

“Or maybe you just remember all the times we’ve kissed,” I said, and his smile fell away.

“What do you mean?”

“I can’t remember much, and the details are very hazy. But when I kissed you yesterday, I knew I’d kissed you a dozen times during the Lost Month. I don’t know how, but we found ways to be together, even in the dungeon.”

“That doesn’t really surprise me,” he said. “I’m very ingenious and persistent when I’m properly motivated. And I really enjoy kissing you.”

I kissed him again then, wrapping my arms around him and holding him close to me. We made out like that for a while, mostly kissing but a bit of talking, though we both steered clear of anything heavy. Really, we were just relishing the time we had together.

He was lying on his back, telling me about an awkward high school dance, and I had my head on his chest, with his arm around me. Fortunately, we weren’t in a compromising position when Bryn came back.

“Oh, good, you’re all here,” she said when she saw us. “Mostly.”

“What’s up?” I asked and sat up, pulling away from Pan. “How’d it go with Bekk?”

“Good, good.” She brushed her hair back and exhaled deeply. “We’re going to find my other sister.”

“What other sister?” Pan asked.

“The one that’s still alive,” Bryn said. “Minoux Moen. She’s nine years old, and she lives in a Skojare village. Bekk and I want to find her and talk to her mom, so we can figure out why she lived, and the others didn’t. Bekk wants to prevent anything bad from happening to her baby, and I want to know what the hell Indu passed on to me.”

“Okay,” I said. “So what happens from here?”

“Bekk and I are going on to the Skojare village,” Bryn said. “And you guys go back to Merellä to finish your search there. I’ll be in contact with you, and I’ll let you know what I find out. But I don’t think I need to keep you from home any longer.”

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