ALICE.
"Yes, I'll be back. Complete the sorting, okay."
"Okay, Alice."
I smiled at the young nurse and walked out of the hospital. My heart pounded so loud, I could hear it in my ears. It was a welcome panic. I was about to do things to Draco that he would not forget in a hurry. We would take it a day at a time—just like I loved things to be—but today, this particular low-heat noon, I needed a taste of him. Just a taste. Nothing too extra.
As I walked home, I regretted my rejection of Draco's offer to take one of his luxury cars. It was just a ten-minute walk. I didn't need a car for that. Besides, if I was going to know the way around the kingdom, I had to walk around.
The castle came into view. I swallowed back the need in my guts and answered the greetings of the guards on the fron
