Cilia disappeared inside the palace walls, but not before she glanced one last time at where she thought I was hidden among the trees. This morning's escapade hadn't gone exactly how I planned it. I wasn't supposed to run her over and hurt her head, but even that brought some highlights.
I smiled to myself, recalling her soft body beneath mine and how good it felt to have her in my arms again. She probably does not even realize how hard it was for me to restrain myself from ravishing her completely, but that damn tournament stayed somewhere in the back of my head.
I have no doubt that we are it, made for one another, two pieces of a whole. But what if I end up losing her because of another slip like the one with the damn diamonds? That would be a bad outcome on its own, but what if a m
