“Ben!” I object, turning to glare at him, kind of not believing that he’s pushing Daphne to face her feelings for Rafe so bluntly.“I mean, it’s true,” Ben says, turning to me.“Daphne is allowed to make her own decisions on her own time!”“Agreed,” Ben says, nodding and looking between us. “Until…w
Jackson doesn’t reply to Luca, sitting quietly on the floor, and Luca and Ben give him a strange look when they realize that he isn’t leaving with them. But Ben just shrugs and nods to the door, silently suggesting that they not worry about it. Luca bends down, giving me a kiss on the cheek, and I r
Twenty minutes later, when we’re fully ensconced in the dreamscape and sitting quietly on the side of the cliff, Jackson looks at me with raised eyebrows. “Well?”I sigh, letting my exhaustion take me as I look up into Jackson’s sapphire eyes. “Rafe got dumped. At least, I think he did. I mean, I’m
“No, Jackson,” I say, pulling away a second. “What?”“Nothing,” he whispers, his face suddenly a little said. “I was…going to ask you for a promise you couldn’t keep. So. I won’t ask it.”I tighten my hands in his shirt, desperate to know what it is that he wants, desperate to give it to him –But h
“Ariel!” The word bursts from Jackson even as he grins, I think swept away by my laughter even as he’s confused by the direction of my thoughts. “Seriously, what are you talking about? What on earth makes you want to do that?”“I was jealous!” I say, throwing my hands out, my laughter subsiding. “Wh
He laughs, tightening his arms, pulling me a bit closer.“But Jacks,” I say on a sigh, looking up at him. “If you can pass me energy in the morning after our runs and that keeps me going all day…shouldn’t I take advantage of it? I mean, not forever, but right now our time is limited and I want to le
My eyes fly open in the real world and I’m instantly in action, as is Jackson – because the shouts here?God, they’re even louder and more panicked than those we heard dreaming.I leap out of bed, ripping the curtain open, already starting across the room when I stumble over my own feet, my jaw drop
“I do,” Jackson replies, nodding once. “Not important right now. Just…let’s get these shadows tucked away, all right? I want you to imagine like…a fishing rod, with all the shadows attached to the line. And now slowly, mentally, just…start to reel that fish in, okay?”A moment passes as Jesse stares