Excerpt from The Corollaria

Excerpt from The Corollaria (Chapter 10):

 

 

“Luke,” she nervously
whispered into the darkness. He raised his head from the pillows, looking at
her over his shoulder. His eyes slowly took in her nervous hands, her long
exposed legs and the way she was worrying her bottom lip.


Luke gulped. He should
tell her to leave.


Instead, he rolled to
his side, and held out his arms.  She
sunk down