~ CASIMIR ~
When I straightened next to the bed, she rolled to watch me, the silence between us tense and questioning.
I swallowed and reached to stroke her face. I couldn't resist, but leaned a fist on the bed and bent over to kiss her again. She held my face and kissed me like it was goodbye and before long I was panting again.
With a groan I tore out of her grip, shaking my head, but being as gentle as I could, prying her fingers from my hair and giving her hands back to her.
When I stood again and looked down on her, saw the whole picture of her flushed skin, mussed hair, her eyes wide and bright and locked on me… God, I almost dove back into the bed and told the Council to go fuck themselves. But the urge to do so terrified me.
The tension in her made my stomach sick, so I compromised, gripping her little hand and twining our fingers.
"I have to work, but..." I had to clear my throat because my voice was ragged. "How about tonight we visit the Den again?"