grabbed me
roughly to him and kissed me deeply.
“I hope this is a short party,” Talon muttered and lowered
me to my feet as his breathing reverted back to normal. He strolled over to
park the four-wheeler next to Jace.
Leah bounced over to me. “Wow! That was quite a display. Was
it anywhere as good as it looked?”
I smacked her arm. “Stop teasing me. I honestly couldn’t
help myself. And it was a thousand times better than it probably looked. I
can’t wait for this party to be over so I can see if it’s as good the second
time around.”
The throbbing baseline of the music floated through the woods
and smoke from the bonfire billowed high above the tree line. I could smell the
scent of burning twigs and brush drifting toward us. It wasn’t an unpleasant
smell, just earthy.
Jace and Leah strode toward the fire, hand-in-hand. I gazed
up at Talon through my lowered eyelashes and took a step closer to him. His
breathing became uneven again when I stood up on tiptoe, wrapping my arms
around his broad shoulders and burying my face in his neck. He smelled amazing. A clean scent, but extremely masculine. He wound his
arms around my back and molded me to his length, while I lifted my head to him,
lips parted for his kiss.
I did not expect what I saw.
His electric blue eyes were blazing and held me with a piercing
gaze. He had the look of a predator. Grabbing me by the back of the head, he
crushed my lips against his. My body exploded into flames as I drowned in his
kiss. It was unlike anything I had ever known before, and if his actions were
any indication – he felt the same way.
“ Hey, are you two
coming or what?” shouted Jace.
Leah cupped her hands around her mouth. “Caiiiiitttiiiii,
come on, let’s go! Girl, I can see how red your face is from here, so you two
knock it off and come on !” Talon and
I assessed each other, and I watched in amazement as his eyes slowly changed
back to soft brown.
I placed my hand in the center of his chest. “We better go
join them before Leah has some sort of episode.” I was enjoying my newfound
power.
Talon appeared shaken, but he quickly pulled himself
together. “I am yours to command, Princess.”
I was floating on air as he took my hand in his and we strolled
toward the others. The closer we got to the clearing, the louder the music seemed.
The entire area surrounding the bonfire was wooded and
the circular fire ring, with its stone edging, had been there as long as I
could remember. The bonfire was just to the right of the bridge, in a small
clearing bordering the creek.
“So what should we expect?” Jace asked.
“Well from what I’ve heard people usually gather up dead
branches and twigs to use for the fire.” Leah gestured toward the bridge. “There
are tons of stories and legends surrounding the bridge itself. Most of them
involve the “Goat Man”, which is why most people refer to Old Alton Bridge as
“Goat Man Bridge” Leah continued.
“The span itself is some old red truss bridge from the late
1800s spanning Hickory Creek. Legend says this area had been a favorite spot
for Devil worshipers and that they conjured a creature
from the bowels of the fire itself—a creature that was half man, half goat. Most
people who have visited this area have stories of weird things that happened to
them while they were here.” Her voice dropped dramatically
“Cool!” Jace exclaimed.
I’m glad he thought it was cool, because it was stories
like that which had kept me from visiting the bridge before now.
Even though the bridge made me nervous, I made myself be content
to spend time with Talon.
Well, at least I was, until we got
completely into the clearing and I spotted Tami and Ryan sitting near the fire,
drinking a couple of beers. I immediately stiffened, and Talon wrapped his
arms around me protectively from behind. Jace pushed Leah behind him, and for
once, she didn’t argue. Something in his stance must have made her realize it
wasn’t the
roughly to him and kissed me deeply.
“I hope this is a short party,” Talon muttered and lowered
me to my feet as his breathing reverted back to normal. He strolled over to
park the four-wheeler next to Jace.
Leah bounced over to me. “Wow! That was quite a display. Was
it anywhere as good as it looked?”
I smacked her arm. “Stop teasing me. I honestly couldn’t
help myself. And it was a thousand times better than it probably looked. I
can’t wait for this party to be over so I can see if it’s as good the second
time around.”
The throbbing baseline of the music floated through the woods
and smoke from the bonfire billowed high above the tree line. I could smell the
scent of burning twigs and brush drifting toward us. It wasn’t an unpleasant
smell, just earthy.
Jace and Leah strode toward the fire, hand-in-hand. I gazed
up at Talon through my lowered eyelashes and took a step closer to him. His
breathing became uneven again when I stood up on tiptoe, wrapping my arms
around his broad shoulders and burying my face in his neck. He smelled amazing. A clean scent, but extremely masculine. He wound his
arms around my back and molded me to his length, while I lifted my head to him,
lips parted for his kiss.
I did not expect what I saw.
His electric blue eyes were blazing and held me with a piercing
gaze. He had the look of a predator. Grabbing me by the back of the head, he
crushed my lips against his. My body exploded into flames as I drowned in his
kiss. It was unlike anything I had ever known before, and if his actions were
any indication – he felt the same way.
“ Hey, are you two
coming or what?” shouted Jace.
Leah cupped her hands around her mouth. “Caiiiiitttiiiii,
come on, let’s go! Girl, I can see how red your face is from here, so you two
knock it off and come on !” Talon and
I assessed each other, and I watched in amazement as his eyes slowly changed
back to soft brown.
I placed my hand in the center of his chest. “We better go
join them before Leah has some sort of episode.” I was enjoying my newfound
power.
Talon appeared shaken, but he quickly pulled himself
together. “I am yours to command, Princess.”
I was floating on air as he took my hand in his and we strolled
toward the others. The closer we got to the clearing, the louder the music seemed.
The entire area surrounding the bonfire was wooded and
the circular fire ring, with its stone edging, had been there as long as I
could remember. The bonfire was just to the right of the bridge, in a small
clearing bordering the creek.
“So what should we expect?” Jace asked.
“Well from what I’ve heard people usually gather up dead
branches and twigs to use for the fire.” Leah gestured toward the bridge. “There
are tons of stories and legends surrounding the bridge itself. Most of them
involve the “Goat Man”, which is why most people refer to Old Alton Bridge as
“Goat Man Bridge” Leah continued.
“The span itself is some old red truss bridge from the late
1800s spanning Hickory Creek. Legend says this area had been a favorite spot
for Devil worshipers and that they conjured a creature
from the bowels of the fire itself—a creature that was half man, half goat. Most
people who have visited this area have stories of weird things that happened to
them while they were here.” Her voice dropped dramatically
“Cool!” Jace exclaimed.
I’m glad he thought it was cool, because it was stories
like that which had kept me from visiting the bridge before now.
Even though the bridge made me nervous, I made myself be content
to spend time with Talon.
Well, at least I was, until we got
completely into the clearing and I spotted Tami and Ryan sitting near the fire,
drinking a couple of beers. I immediately stiffened, and Talon wrapped his
arms around me protectively from behind. Jace pushed Leah behind him, and for
once, she didn’t argue. Something in his stance must have made her realize it
wasn’t the
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