Ashes of Six
“Besides, temptation is never a patient thing, Nora. You should know that by now.”
Heat pooled in my cheeks before I could stop it. I wanted to protest, to say he was wrong, that I wasn’t tempted, but the words died on my tongue, betrayed me. Because I was. I was tempted, and it wasn’t just Lucien. The memory of Caelum against me still burned on my skin; Elias’s touch from training class had my pulse racing. It wasn’t fair, how all of this had become so twisted.
“You speak of temptation as if it’s something to be proud of,” I said at last, trying to force myself to look away from him and failing.
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