Hunger Untamed
“He and Ariana were lying, spooned, on the cool temple floor, her body warm and tensed with pain beneath the curve of his arm. And he knew, now, what had awakened him. She was getting another memory download.
He lifted his arm off her and stroked her hair, marveling that he'd actually slept. Not that he hadn't needed the sleep. He had. But, goddess, they were hardly safe down here, not with the Mage a mere two stories above, trying to reach them.
Ariana had suggested he sleep while she waited fo...r Hookeye to dream, but he hadn't thought he'd actually do it. He hadn't thought he had that kind of trust in anyone but another Feral.
Apparently, he trusted her more than he'd realized.
He continued to stroke her hair until the tension slowly left her body. "You okay?" "Yes. I'm remembering." The wonder in her voice eased his concern, lifting his pulse and his hopes. "I've remembered something important." She sounded preoccupied, as if she was watching a movie he couldn't see. Which was probably exactly what she was doing.MoreLess
He lifted his arm off her and stroked her hair, marveling that he'd actually slept. Not that he hadn't needed the sleep. He had. But, goddess, they were hardly safe down here, not with the Mage a mere two stories above, trying to reach them.
Ariana had suggested he sleep while she waited fo...r Hookeye to dream, but he hadn't thought he'd actually do it. He hadn't thought he had that kind of trust in anyone but another Feral.
Apparently, he trusted her more than he'd realized.
He continued to stroke her hair until the tension slowly left her body. "You okay?" "Yes. I'm remembering." The wonder in her voice eased his concern, lifting his pulse and his hopes. "I've remembered something important." She sounded preoccupied, as if she was watching a movie he couldn't see. Which was probably exactly what she was doing.MoreLess
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