We sprang apart after what felt like an eternity and stared at each other intently, me still not believing what had just happened. It more or less felty like an ethereal dream, so enticing that I didn’t want to even try to get out of it.
He pinched my cheeks adoringly and murmured into my ear, almost seductively, teasing my ears as he did so, “It is real, my love. Make no mistake. This right here, this is real.”
I almost jumped, startled as I realized that he could read my every emotion and thoughts. Of course he could. Silly me! Why didn’t I see that coming? After all, he was none other than the grand master himself. Because of how absurdly young he always looked, around thirty something, I tended to forget the fact that this man had lived for almost an eternity and was capable of lo
