Page 20 of Rapunzel Unchained
I focused on the twin in front of me, accepting his arm around me, his hand on my face. I peered up at him,mesmerizing his face so that I would have it for safekeeping when we were separated. He traced my lower lip with his thumb as if he too were committing me to memory.
When his lips descended on mine, it was as if the world had stopped around us. The trees, the wind, the birds and ducks all went away and all I knew was the feel of him, the taste of his lips, the feel of his breath mixed with my own.
It took everything within me to only keep it at just a kiss. It was goodbye after all. It was over far sooner than I would have liked, but I knew it was for the best.
Luke withdrew from me, his gaze soft as he made way for his brother to take his place.
Blake did not gently embrace me the way his brother did. He crushed me to his chest, his mouth ravaging mine with so much passion that it nearly knocked me off my feet.
I clung to him, holding on for dear life as he overtook all my senses. His tongue melded with mine, his teeth nipping at my lips trying to get as much of me inside of him as fast as possible.
Then it was over and Blake was walking away, Izzy yipping at his heels.
Luke lingered behind. “Please be careful, Eva. It kills me to know you are out there all on your own. It would destroy us if something were to happen to you.”
“I will, Luke. I promise.”
Luke nodded and followed after Blake, his steps slower than his brothers.
Watching them walk away from me again hurt my heart. I wanted to call after them. To tell them to come back. That I’d changed my mind. My fingers curled into fists to keep myself from chasing after them.
However, I couldn’t help but call out. “And Luke?”
He paused in his trek, glancing back at me with such hope in my eyes that it almost made me regret calling out to him.
Instead, I let a small smile lift on my lips. “I’m not alone.”
Chapter 11
I waited until they were gone through the trees and then a few moments longer before I rushed to Rebecca’s side, pushing through the barrier with ease.
There she was exactly where I left her. Blood red hair spilled out on the ground around her, her chest moving up and down showing she still slept on.
Now I was back to where I was before. Sit and wait, or try to move us back to the house with my powers?
I didn’t know where this new confidence came from. I didn’t have it before. Maybe it was because of Luke and Blake. The way they made me feel safe, like the queen that was inside of me. Or the fact that I had kept her at bay when she wanted to come forth earlier.
But I felt it down to my toes that I could control my magic and I would, starting with getting Rebecca home safely.
Ignoring the quacking of the ducks, I lifted Rebecca’s sleeping form into my arms, holding her as close to me as possible. Then I drew on my magic, letting it wrap around me and Rebecca in the sparkling purple mist.
It resisted at first and then, with a bit more coaxing, I pulled Rebecca with me, whipping us away from the clearing and across the sky and clouds until we were once again in the home of my unlikely friend.
Rebecca didn’t have servants in her home. At the beginning, I was happy about it. She actually practiced what she claimed to be, a human supporter. However, with her weight pressing me down, I wished for those servants to help me get her to her bed.
Since I didn’t have that, no matter how much I wished for it, I lifted her off my lap and stood. I opened the first door near us, finding a bathroom, then the next until I found a bedroom.
I wasn’t sure if it was hers, but it would work either way.
Looping my arms beneath hers, I dragged Rebecca down the hallway. I grunted and groaned and was covered in sweat by the time I got her into the bedroom. Getting onto the bed was another matter, but I finally did it.
Out of breath, I sank beside the bed and put my head in my hands.
This day did not turn out like I had hoped. Getting some practice in, finding some semblance of control, that was what I had hoped for today.
Now, while I had accomplished what I wanted for the day, not as much as I planned but some of it, I had also gotten closer to Luke and Blake.
My fingers traced my lips, still sore and swollen from their kisses. My body ached and still yearned for their touch. Every part of me wanted to rush back to their arms. To lose myself in them.
