Arius POV
She wanted to stay with me. What was this foreign feeling that swelled in my chest? Was it happiness? I know I can’t let myself get too caught up in her words. She was still guarded, holding back, but it was progress. She felt something for me, even after seeing me at my worst. Could I possibly allow myself to hope that one day she might be able to love me?
We entered the house and the tension between us prickled. I wanted her so badly. I yearned to touch her. To hold her. I slowly walked up behind her and I felt her body tense and her pulse quicken. She wanted me too. I could tell. But this was on her terms. I swept her ice-blonde hair away from her shoulder and bent down and gently kissed her skin. She sucked her breath in at the gesture.
“I’m going to take a shower. You c
