I clutched his collar, desperately trying to keep my bare foot from curling in embarrassment. Looking over his shoulder, I saw Meadow trailing behind, her gaze fixed on me with a look of betrayal.
"Kael," I mumbled, "if you're tired, you can put me down..."
Kael kept his eyes fixed ahead, his expression perfectly impassive, but he gave me a little lift in his arms. I shrieked and clung tightly to his neck.
"Not heavy," he said quietly.
I choked back a gasp. So he had intentionally tested my weight? Did he not realize how... provocative that was? I closed my eyes, shaking off the stray thoughts. He is an untouchable beauty, a god walking among mortals, ethereal and pure. Don't dirty his image with your vulgar, earthly thoughts... Little did I know how naive that line of thinking was, a
