Chapter 26 A Midnight Kiss

• Layana stood the moment the door opened, and Declan slid inside shutting it swiftly, locking it before he turned and looked at her. She ran over to him, for a moment it was as if a woman was running to meet her secret lover, but the look in her eyes was not of love or desire, her eyes were full of worry and fear. Her hands gripped his muscular arms tightly, instinctively he gripped her hips, his thumbs massaging her through her deep purple gown.
• “Zephyr, there’s something wrong with him,” she whispered urgently and went on to explain everything that had occurred in the library. Declan listened quietly a frown on his face.
• “Then there’s a chance he has seen your ability too…” Declan said quietly both stood rather close, Layana too worried to notice, and although Declan was very aware of her breasts brushing his chest now and then he did not move back. Aren had left for the night, heading into the capital for some fun and had invited Declan who refused, something about bedding a random woman no longer seemed appealing.