“They lay there, not speaking for what seemed like hours to Mena. It wasn't an awkward silence, and she didn't feel the need to fill the void. Eventually, she heard deep breathing from Gregor beside her and realized that he had fallen asleep. She reached out, hesitated, and then swept the curl away from his forehead. She drank his long lashes and high cheekbones, she inhaled his smell, pleasant, musty, sexual. Her eyes fluttered closed. Exhaustion swept over her suddenly. She turned away from him but inched just slightly closer to him and allowed herself to sleep.”
New chapter up in Shadows & Steel. It’s getting hot!!