I throw my arms around his neck and pull him close, my lips parting as they come in contact with his. I swear that every time I kiss him, I feel something coming alive inside of me.
Ladon seems shocked by the suddenness of my advance. He doesn’t respond to the kiss at first, his whole body going stiff.
He pulls away, gently putting his hands on my shoulders. “Drusilla,” he whispers, “Not now. If he catches us, you’ll have nowhere to sleep for the night.”
I shrug. “Then I’ll come with you. We’ll sleep outside of town… under the stars.”
He presses a finger to my lips to silence me. “You need to be here. The siren could show up at any moment, and we can’t risk you missing anything.”
“So you’re really going to leave me here alone?” I ask.
He looks out the cloudy, broken window at the wa
