Kaden wraps her in his arms. “Sky, we went behind her back.”
“Zero remorse, though,” Mia says.
“We’re trapped in this limbo, anyway. And we came back in one piece,” Abi retorts.
Hunter opens the passenger door for me, and I can’t help but swoon. Any moment, I could erupt with uncontainable love for him.
With a parting kiss, he strides to his side of the car and turns on the engine.
He looks so good with a hand on the wheel, all confident, sexy, and manly as he drives toward campus. A small sigh parts my lips, and he catches that.
“What is it, kitten?”
“I want…”
I don’t even know what I want exactly—this moment never to end, the danger to pass. While he can make me forget about everything else, reality always finds cracks and slips through the openings with ease, waking me up from my dreamlike state.
“You’ve opened my world to more, and now I am greedy and want everything. A life that is more than screens, threats, and responsibilities.”
“Are you tired?” he asks, and my brows furrow at the sudden topic change.
“No.”
“Good, let me show you something.”
That sounds exciting. He drives past the college, and then he turns down an empty road through the forest. There’s nothing here, but on the other side, I recognize Blake’s lodge. In the distance is Dane and Abigail’s house.
“We should have our own place. What do you think?” he asks with a boyish grin that only inflates my excitement.
I jump into his arms, and he swirls me around. Maybe I am a fairy after all, because I’m living my own fairytale love. For the next hour, we make plans.
I smile, fully excited about the future. “Abi will surely help us with that.”
“And once it’s safe, we can start building our home.”
I don’t think it’s too soon. There’s an inner voice telling me he’s the one. This is right. I don’t see myself with anyone else but him. If I had one wish, it would be to grow old with him.
We seal the deal with a deep, passionate kiss that leaves me breathless yet craving even more when suddenly my belly rumbles.
He tucks me to his side, guiding me toward his car. “Let’s get my girl fed.”
“Your girl, huh?” I ask teasingly, but I am so happy and want to hold onto this incredible feeling for as long as possible.
“My one and only.”
I could never tire of hearing him say that.
“Who would have thought…” I sigh dreamily.
The moment we reach the car, he backs me against the passenger side. Crushing his mouth on mine, he feeds me his tongue and groans of satisfaction until I am breathless.
When he pulls away, his eyes are hooded. “I couldn’t withstand temptation. You did the corrupting all along.”
I giggle. “I guess I did.”
He shakes his head at me, but that smitten look on his face doesn’t falter. “So proud of yourself, kitten.”
I so am. But above that, I am awed by this wondrous thing developing between us.