~ CASIMIR ~
"There's my King. Maybe you haven't lost your blade after all?"
Head spinning with images of Jesse, my body groaning with need, stomach churning, my chest too tight- and suddenly no breath in my lungs.
That made me drop my chin as I fought desperately to find air- and Toree, shorter than me, thought I was dropping my chin to kiss her. She smiled and began to close her eyes, pushing up onto her toes to bring our mouths together.
Hissing against the pain and cursing myself for my weakness, I grabbed her by the throat to stop her, but then we were there… right there… almost mouth to mouth, staring into each other's eyes- my breath mingling with hers.
And I felt sick.
And I felt rage.
And then I remembered… I had been here before. Perhaps not with this female, perhaps not in this room. But I had stood at the edge of the bridge of no return once before…