“ How are you feeling, Ivy? Glad you are finally awake! ”
The fire crackled between them, casting flickering shadows over Axel’s sharp features. Ivy watched him from across the flames, her skin still humming from the sensation of this new found bond, her blood singing in a way that made her restless.
She sat up, flexing her fingers, testing this strange new energy coiled in her muscles.
She swallowed hard.
“ Are you hungry?” he said, voice rough. He didn’t look up from the blade he was sharpening.
“ I might be,not sure…” she shot back.
His hands stilled. The firelight caught the silver in his eyes when he finally met her gaze.
“Avoiding ?”
“Me?”
A muscle in his jaw twitched. “Ivy.”
“No,” she said, standing abruptly. The dizziness hit her again…that strange, heady rush…but she st
