"You knew exactly what you were doing." Kit set his glass down without drinking. "That's what scared you. Still scares you."
They pushed off.
Kit stopped three feet away. Close enough to smell the pine soap he still used. Far enough to be a stranger. MissaX.21.02.12.Aila.Donovan.Kit.Mercer.Slide.P...
Kit nodded. "You called me an idiot. Then you kissed me." "You knew exactly what you were doing
In that suspended moment — halfway down, with the moss a green blur and the rain a silver curtain — Aila closed her eyes and felt something she had forgotten: not the terror of the drop, but the strange peace of motion without resistance. Of sliding without trying to stop. MissaX.21.02.12.Aila.Donovan.Kit.Mercer.Slide.P...
He turned to her. His hand found hers — cold fingers interlacing.