Hell, the reason he had set out to get to know her was purely for the purpose of getting what he needed and getting home. The strange attraction he felt to the girl was not part of this plan.
Rionan knew that there was something about Alianna that he hadn’t yet figured out. A reason for their continued chancemeetings. A reason that he was being drawn to her, like a moth to a flame.
He also knew that in doing whatever he was supposed to do in this realm, he didn’t need to begin feelingthis wayabout this girl.
Her scent needn’t linger in the air around him like it currently did.
He needn’t think of how she smiled.
How her hair caught the light.
How she laughed.
How she looked up at him through those heavy-lidded eyes.
How he wanted to kiss her this evening. How he might have done more than kiss her, if she willed it.
The familiar, urging voice of his power that he had been hearing since he had pulled it from the West Well and brought himself to the human realm had been quiet tonight. A reprieve that he did not think would last.
As he continued to muse about the evening he had, he felt a vibration coming from his pocket. He reached down, confused, only to pull out the mobile phone that he had procured purely to contact Alianna.
Alianna
22:32: I had a nice time tonight. I hope you did too.
Rionan
22:32: I did. It was one of the nicest evenings I have had in a long time. I was just thinking about you, actually.
Rionan watched as an ‘…’ icon appeared and disappeared on the screen, multiple times.
Alianna
22:34: you were? What exactly are youthinking, Max?
There was that name again. Max. He also saw the message for what it was – an invitation.
Rionan
22:36: I am thinking how exquisite you looked in that dress.
Alianna
22:37: im glad you liked it. Anything else?
Rionan
22:38: I am thinking how much I enjoyed your company. How wonderful your smile is. Your laugh.
Alianna
22:38: thank you. youre quite nice to be around yourself, mr west.
Rionan
22:40: And, I am thinking about how much I enjoyed standing under the archway with you.
Again, that ‘…’ icon appeared and disappeared. Several minutes ticked by, and he assumed he would not get a response, until his screen lit up and the phone vibrated again.
