just a quick, desperate kiss, either-I wanted to take my time, to taste him, to drown in

se

own in the span of five seconds. A little defeated, sure, but mostly just happy. Because see

aldi. My Lea

full of hopeless, ridiculous adoration, and him, smiling at me like I'd just done him the biggest favour in the w

th

a's voice shattered the moment like a

roadcasting I was about to devour someone I've had my eyes on for

in my eyes, then shivered for no apparent reason and rubbed her

e w

, five minutes before it dies dramatically?' She

' I gestured l

you and Leander follow us. And don't get lost, or I won't come loo

lost would be IDEAL, actually. In fac

l person I was, I just smiled and turned to

edient and sweet

ly he

*

dying the unassuming little stalks with tiny spine

inkled her nose. 'I expec

it in full bloom. It's gorgeous! Like... um...' She trailed off, s

er is way prettie

o melt into the floor. His face

bloom?' Mireille

'No idea. Could

gh, I won't be here

tay a few more days!

ually a brilliant idea. If Mireill

ing regretful. 'You know I can't.

cheeks in frustratio

chievous little grin

narrowed

y Mireille can stay and see

n, waiting for

become my wife, then this will be your home, an

and instinctively shot out and

ed, hopping on one foot as she clu

ustained some tragic, life-threatening head

o around proposing marriage like it's a cleara

. 'You should take a pot of the cactus with you. That way, you

ghtly. Something about the way she looked at me sent a shiver of unease down my spine.

n

time in the world to play whatever game we were unknowingly caugh

verted.

ttered something under her breath

er, communicating in the wordless way that siblings did, an

. smile like that and make it impossi

a servant approached, holding Linnea's phone like

y, she took the phone, lifted it to h

oice cut through the s

early dropping her phone. Then, turning

ie synchronizatio

to her ear and let out a forced little laugh. 'Moth