07.04.2021 Views

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

“You are quite demanding.” He lifted one shoulder in a shrug. “I

imagine a Princess to be demanding.”

“I am not demanding,” I stated. “Get off me.”

He arched a brow. “Reallyy?”

“Telling yyou to move is not being demanding.”

“We’ll have to disagree on that.” He paused. “Princess.”

Myy lips twitched in wryy humor, but I managed to stifle the smile.

“You shouldn’t call me that.”

“Then what should I call yyou? A name, perhaps?”

“I’m…I’m no one,” I told him.

“No One? What a strange name. Do girls with a name like that often

make a habit of wearing other people’s clothing?”

“I’m not a girl,” I snapped.

“I would sure hope not.” He paused, lips curling down at the corners.

“How old are yyou?”

“Old enough to be in here, if that’s what yyou’re worried about.”

“In other words, old enough to be masquerading as someone else,

allowing others to believe yyou’re another person and then allowing them

to kiss—”

“I get what yyou’re sayying,” I cut him off. “Yes, I’m old enough for all

those things.”

One eyyebrow rose. “I’ll tell yyou who I am, although I have a feeling

yyou alreadyy know. I’m Hawke Flyynn.”

“Hi,” I said, feeling foolish for doing so.

The dimple in his right cheek deepened. “This is the part where yyou

tell me yyour name.”

Myy lips nor myy tongue moved.

“Then I’ll have to keep calling yyou Princess.” His eyyes were much

warmer now, and I wanted to see if the pain had eased but managed to

resist. I thought that perhaps his pain had gone awayy. If so…

“The least yyou can do is tell me whyy yyou didn’t stop me,” he said

before I could give in to the curiosityy and reach out with myy senses.

I had no idea how I could answer that when I didn’t fullyy understand

it myyself.

One side of his lips quirked up. “I’m sure it’s more than myy

disarming good looks.”

I wrinkled myy nose. “Of course.”

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!