Chapter 22
A sharp crack of thunder brought us back to our senses way too soon, and Bane pulled away from me, looking as regretful as I felt. The ecstatic light that danced in his eyes was still there but his posture had become tense and protective. Standing on the top of a hill in an electrical storm probably wasn’t the safest place to be, and it would be typically ironic of me to be struck and fried by my own summoned lightning. A lingering yearning for his touch pulsed through my racing heart but I forced myself to untangle my fingers from his. For a few seconds neither of us could move but then another brilliant flash streaked across the sky like a giant electric cattle prod. Guiltily I kept my eyes away from his face as we made our way back around the giant boulders that we had climb
