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finally got out.
    Leo was so close the tips of our shoes touched. My heart raced erratically. I was torn between running, lighting his hair on fire with a spell, and seeing just what the hell he would do next. When I’d been near him in the restaurant I didn’t get a sense of magic, but I could see his aura plainly now. He must’ve cloaked his power somehow.
    “Who are you?” I finally asked.
    He lifted his hand and an orb of magic flickered at his fingers. My breath sucked in. He dared to show me his magic, and out in public.
    “You shouldn’t—”
    “Shhhhh,” he breathed, and the orb grew until I could see within.
    There was a castle, flags flying from each point. Beautiful landscape surrounded it. And it was circled in water. As the orb grew I stepped back so I wouldn’t touch it. Leo brought it between us. Six moons shown in various colors, gently lighting everything: cottages, cities, and farmland, mountains, valleys, and large bodies of water. When it finally stopped growing it was the size of a beach ball. Around the edges were gray mists, some darker than others. “What’s that?” I asked, pointing.
    “The Sickness,” Leo said, his voice quiet, almost reverent.
    “What’s wrong?” Without him telling me I knew the world within the orb was Polonias.
    “She’s dying.” He looked at me, his beautiful eyes sad. “ She needs your help, Cinderella.”
    “No.” I stepped back. My legs bumped against the front of my car. Not him too. “Did Quilla send you?”
    He shook his head. “I’ve come on behalf of the land of Polonias to ask you, respectfully, for your help.”
    Even though I knew the lan d was Polonias, hearing him say the word aloud racked my body with shock waves.
    “I can’t.” An uncontrollable terror made my body shake. I carefully stepped around the car and opened the driver’s side door. “Please leave me alone.”
    Leo’s face fell. The orb vanished. “I’ll never stop trying.” His words were fierce, and I knew without a doubt I’d see him again. At the conviction that radiated from him I almost wavered. Almost. But I shook my head.
    Leo stepped to the side, his posture proud, his chin lifted.
    Yeah, I’d see him again. At the thought my heart rocked with excitement. “Merde.” I needed to see Gabe.

 
     
     
     

     

     
    Gabe showed up at my window ten minutes after I was in my pajamas. I wore silk shorts and a matching spaghetti strap tank. I needed him. And I wanted him to take my mind off everything that’d happened the past day and a half. No more thinking about Quilla, or a land called Polonias, or a gorgeous guy with dimples.
    Plus, m y favorite thing in the world to do was kiss Gabe.
    He seemed to understand exactly what I wanted . As soon as I closed the window, he pulled off his shirt and kissed me, his lips parting mine, his tongue exploring my mouth. Deepening the kiss. His hands caressed the skin under my tank. I pressed into him, enjoying the feel of his ripped stomach muscles against me.
    “Take off your boots,” I whispered when he let me up for air. A hint of annoyance flickered across his face, but he pulled them off, unbuttoned his jeans. I slid to the middle of my bed.
    “Luminous,” I commanded and hund reds of stars glittered around my bedroom, so it looked like the night sky.
    Gabe glanced around. “Nice touch.” He climbed on the bed, placing one knee between my thighs. I spread them apart, grabbing at his hips.
    “I want you, Gabe.”
    “I’m here,” he answered, pressing his body down.
    His lips brushed mine softly. I wrapped my legs around his hips and lifted toward him. “Gabe, take off your pants.”
    I felt his body stiffen. “Slow down. What’s your hurry?” He asked. His emerald green eyes search ed mine. It was easy to see he had something on his mind. He pushed my top up and kissed my stomach, his tongue flicking at the heart stud in my belly button.
    A wave of heat swirled through my belly and thighs. I grabbed hold