just mean that my feelings for Shen are real. Really real.’ ‘And clearly delicious.’ ‘I just wish I’d kissed him when I had the chance.’ Rose pressed her fingers to her lips, trying to imagine what it would feel like – to be kissed for the first time in her life, by Shen, a man who moved like the night air and laughed like a song. ‘Well, maybe some day you’ll get the chance,’ said Celeste, encouragingly.