Chapter 18
IF I WERE BEING HONEST, I wanted him to do a lot more than just kiss me. The image of the bed he’d conjured flashed into my head. I closed my eyes, my cheeks filling with warmth.
I shook my head. When I opened my eyes, he locked gazes with me and fire consumed my body.
I cleared my throat and straightened my spine. I couldn’t keep looking at him. He would distract me from the testing. Although, maybe that was a good thing. Maybe that was what I needed so I didn’t come across as too powerful for half-human.
I only had to do enough for them to sign off on my getting a job so I could bring my sisters across without anyone knowing, nothing more.
“Okay.” I nodded once. “Let’s do this.”
Matlock walked forward and placed his hand on my shoulder. “Good luck, Ava.”
“Thank you.”
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