11
Sienna
Jace and I cut across the hotel grounds. We head towards the pool house, where the evening cocktails are being held. I pause next to a bunch of pink flowers growing next to the garden path. Starlight lilies.
Bending down, I inhale deeply of their scent.
Soothing. It calms me a little.
I straighten, to see Jace watching me, eyes hooded.
"You like lilies?"
"Love their fragrance. They smell so exotic, intense with so many layers, it's almost like a puzzle." I keep my voice matter-of-fact. Another secret I've given away. I'm sharing more of myself than I intend to.
"You like puzzles?" He asks, voice husky.
"Hmm. Depends."
Are we still talking flowers?
My eyes skitter away to swimming pool that reflects the skies.
I don't want him to learn of my tastes. Any information he
