Tipping my head back, I looked into his bottle-green eyes. This…this was more than okay. And it took me several tries to speak, because my throat was burning with emotion. "I think I might love you."
Daemon's arm tightened around me as he kissed my flushed cheek. "Told you."
Not what I expected as a response.
He chuckled, rolling onto his side-onto me, really. "My bet-I won. I told you that you'd tell me you loved me on New Year's Day."
Looping my arms around his neck, I shook my head. "No. You lost."
Daemon frowned. "How do you figure?"
"Look at the time." I tipped my chin toward the clock. "It's past midnight. It's January second. You lost."
For several moments he stared at the clock like it was an Arum he was about to blast into the next county, and then his eyes found mine. Daemon smiled. "No. I didn't lose. I still won.
Daemon's arm tightened around me as he kissed my flushed cheek. "Told you."
Not what I expected as a response.
He chuckled, rolling onto his side-onto me, really. "My bet-I won. I told you that you'd tell me you loved me on New Year's Day."
Looping my arms around his neck, I shook my head. "No. You lost."
Daemon frowned. "How do you figure?"
"Look at the time." I tipped my chin toward the clock. "It's past midnight. It's January second. You lost."
For several moments he stared at the clock like it was an Arum he was about to blast into the next county, and then his eyes found mine. Daemon smiled. "No. I didn't lose. I still won.
( Jennifer L. Armentrout )
[ Onyx ]
www.QuoteSweet.com