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I want to. It sounds like a normal thing someone would do with their boyfriend. But it would probably lead to s*x, and I don’t know if Marcus can take it. What if I hurt him, like I did with Bastien? “No, I can’t tonight. Maybe some other time.” He leans close and kisses me softly. “Okay, some other time.” Bastien and Callan both watch the exchange—Bastien with interest, and Callan with disgust. I fly back to my dorm, entering the living room through the balcony doors and closing them behind me. I need to visit the library tomorrow and check out that one good book on Lilim and see if there’s anything I can do for Bastien. Does he just need time to recover? Or can I— I’m interrupted from my thoughts by a banging on my balcony doors. I jump like ten feet and spin around, reaching for my
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