Alec
"So." I leaned against the archway and folded my arms tighter. "How about you start by explaining yourself?"
"I think that was self-explanatory." Darien had propped himself on the balustrade with his back to the drop. He was doing his very best impression of a man unconcerned.
"What are you doing." My voice was low. "What are you thinking? You know what she is to me. Do not mistake this friendship for permission to string her along. If you want to find out what would actually make me angry with you, Darien, you have found it."
"Who said I was stringing her along?"
"Darien." I dragged a hand down my face. "This is her first time outside her castle. She has never been with a man. She has never even been kissed. A kiss would not be a casual thing to her. It would be the biggest thin
