diara Pov

I smiled and pulled away from her lips, waiting for her to look at me.

Our eyes met.
Hundreds of lightning bolts immediately shot into my stomach, so that I had to bite my lower lip while panting so as not to lose my self-control completely.

What she said to me in the forest hasn't let me go since I woke up.
did she really love me
Or were her words just to keep me conscious?
Not that I would get bogged down in anything nonsensical.
My heart couldn't take it a second time.

"Farah, I..." I started to speak, not knowing how to start asking.

I saw her concern in her eyes and something else flickered in her dark depths.
Something that gave me goosebumps.

Pure Desire.

There's no way she wanted me as much as I wanted her.
I mean she was so attractive, smart and she always knew what she wanted.
And besides, she ran a whole school full of hormone-controlled teenagers who, as I said, were anything but easy to tame.

And what was I?
a wreck.
A nobody.
I was broken before my adult life began.

Farah, on the other hand, was full of joie de vivre and energy. If she wanted, she could be with any woman.
So why would such a beauty fucking want to be with me? not to mention feel the same as me?

I hadn't realized that Farah was already very close to me.
It was only when she carefully stroked my left cheek that a soft gasp escaped me.
I looked up, completely dazed.

Her brown doe eyes stared calmly at me.

"Is everything...okay?" She wanted to know and never took her eyes off me.

Everything inside me was tingling like crazy because her hand was still on me.

"I...um...everything's fine." I stuttered excitedly, although we both knew that wasn't the case.
I quickly took a few steps back to catch myself.

Farah slowly approached and stopped right in front of me.
My pulse was racing.
I could have sworn she heard my heartbeat as close as she was to me.

My face began to glow under her watchful gaze.
I quickly lowered my gaze.

,, Diara please, look at me and tell me what's going on! Something seems to be tormenting you. Denying it is pointless. I can feel it. " Farah begged me, gently pushing my chin up.

I scraped my last composure and looked up.

It was clear to me that if I lost myself in their lakes again, I could no longer guarantee anything.

She gently stroked my cheek with her thumb.
A pleasant shudder ran through my body.

,, I..you.. you are right. Something's on my mind.", I replied with a rougher undertone and barely managed not to attack her.

"And what exactly is on your mind?" she asked, placing her hands on my waist.

,, I uh..', I stammered and searched for the right words.

,, I'm not ready for that yet, I...chrm to face it. I'm going away for a few days! Maybe longer. Please try not to stop me. As soon as I get back I'll explain everything to you. you just have to trust me! Okay?", I breathed.

She let go of me and nodded slowly.
"When?" she continued to hack hesitatingly.

I was silent.
Because I knew very well that she wouldn't like the answer.

But she persisted and gently shook my shoulders.

,, Please Diara tell me when? ", she repeated the question, her eyes glittering betrayingly.

I swallowed.

"Today." I breathed more to myself.
But I knew that she had understood my words.

"If you need time to think about us, I understand. But, I don't want you walking through the woods alone at this dangerous time. I almost lost you once before. This time I won't let anything happen to you. ' she purred in my ear.

Butterflies were raging in my stomach.

Without me knowing what was happening to me, Farah put her arms around me and linked our lips.

I returned her kiss with pleasure and pressed her closer to me while our mouths melted into each other more and more passionately.

I loved her.
So I hated leaving her like this. Because there was nothing I longed for more than to have this incredible fairy with me.

But it didn't work.
I had to go.
The flag that appeared in my dream was from Aars, and the voice that told me I would find answers there mentioned it every time.

Maybe that way I could learn more about the dragon flame?

Even if it could be a trap, I needed answers.
and as quickly as possible.
Who knows how much time we have left before Lord Sha would rise from the dead?

Sitting around wasn't a solution for me.

But initiating my loved one didn't work either. Farah would want to come even more.
And then..? She would die like in my dreams..just to save me.

That couldn't happen.

It should rather hit me than the woman who carries my heart inside her.

xx

Sequel follows..