I threw myself into practicing the forms of Blossoming Horizons, not wanting to think about whatever had just happened.
But of course, forcing my mind not to wander somewhere only made it want to go there even more.
I… couldn't get her face out of my head.
The way she looked up at me, color blooming on her cheeks, the tips of her ears red, all flustered and shaking adorably, panting and wide-eyed.
And I didn't even want to think about how good she felt in my arms, hot and soft and just so… so right, like she belonged there.
I breathed through my teeth, feeling my heart rate quicken just as I lost focus and made one slash a bit faster than the other.
The flow between my two stone swords broke, and I lost the rhythm completely.
"What are you doing?" came Michael's infuriating voice just as I stopped to collect myself. "You lost the rhythm completely."
I fought off the urge to hit him. "I know, genius."
