The Enchanter's Flame (The Ellwood Chronicles #1)

by Michele Notaro

Not that Ailin would ever in a million years want me, but no… just no. He doesn’t even like me because I’m nothing. No one has ever wanted me in their life long-term. Not that sleeping with him would mean anything, but—

I couldn’t let myself go down that dark path again. I’d barely made it back the last time. Every time my mind wandered during our meal, Ailin brought me back to the present.

I wanted him to move even closer. I couldn’t explain it, but he was suddenly a beacon that was pulling me in. I wanted to know what it’d feel like to have that current running through my entire body. I wanted to know what it’d feel like to have his smaller body pressed against me, what it’d feel like to surround him completely.