Chapter 84

• Dahlia slowly blinked open her eyes and saw him standing there. A surprised gasp escaped her lips, and she instinctively moved back slightly. This was no dream. "You're back!" she exclaimed, her voice a mixture of joy and a trace of apprehension.
• Xavier frowned slightly. "Not exactly where I should be, but I'm here. If you're alert enough, perhaps you could explain why you're here when I expressly forbade you from going anywhere alone, especially to another town?"
• Ignoring his questions entirely, Dahlia surged forward to meet his lips. She tangled her fingers in his hair as she kissed him, feeling the remnants of his anger melt away when he returned her embrace, his own questions momentarily forgotten. His mouth devoured hers, their tongues meeting, bodies coming together with fervor.