" He turned on his heel, calling to Rhew as he hurried down the shadowy hallway. The wolf trotted along to catch up with him, but he wasn't fast enough. An all too familiar voice called his name. A voice he had always struggled to say no to.
Taking a deep breath, he turned and faced Ciara. Longing and heartache warred within him at the sight of her, leaving his chest tight. She was wearing a light green, gauzy gown, the color reminding him of the young grass that would blanket the valleys every spring. Her dark hair had been piled on top of her head, a few wavy locks left down to frame her face, while her diamond studded hair pins glittered in the torch light. She was breathtaking and he was caught in her gaze, unable to look away.
"Maura said you weren't feeling well," she said, her movements tentative as she closed the distance between them.
He cleared his throat, wetting his lips. "Yes, I... the afternoon took much out of me."
She tilted her head to the side, her full lips pursing. His gaze dropped to them, his breath hitching.
Lips that you have no business focusing on, he reminded himself, slightly shaking his head.
"But you're feeling better now?" she asked.
"Considerably." He paused, glancing behind her to see if anyone was coming up the steps. "Is dinner over already?"
She looked away, biting her lip and fidgeting with her pearl bracelet.
"I left early," she answered. "I found that I wasn't quite up to the company."
Her words were hollow, leaving a dull ache in his chest. "
― Hannah E. Carey , The Betrayer: Tales of Pern Coen (Legacy, #1)
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He cleared his throat, wetting his lips. "Yes, I... the afternoon took much out of me."
She tilted her head to the side, her full lips pursing. His gaze dropped to them, his breath hitching.
Lips that you have no business focusing on, he reminded himself, slightly shaking his head.
"But you're feeling better now?" she asked.
"Considerably." He paused, glancing behind her to see if anyone was coming up the steps. "Is dinner over already?"
She looked away, biting her lip and fidgeting with her pearl bracelet.
"I left early," she answered. "I found that I wasn't quite up to the company."
Her words were hollow, leaving a dull ache in his chest." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>