eline

t, and as I did, my fin

hot up my arm. My heart skipped a beat, and I inst

smile deepened, the way his amber eyes sha

ied, and I ducked my head, sudd

up in surprise. "Y

explanation. "I... I saw your name on the guest list for the Alp

eemed to accept it, though a flicker o

turning a little teasing. "And what should I

se. A real laugh escaped me this t

me straight in the eye, his expression turning seriou

ically vibrating with excitem

ti-tool knife from his pocket. With deft, sure movements, he trimmed the frayed end

rested against his cheekbones as he concentrated. A strange warmth spread through my chest. In my previous life, I had been

t seem to mind. "It should fly even higher now." He handed the

a little b

didn't stay behind. He ran alongside m

he called over the wind.

e kite would climb instead of dive. We ran together across the field, our lau

abelle leaning against a tree,

higher than ever before, a tiny silver sp

ead back, a satisfied smile on my face

ing at the kite. H

e. It was one of intense, undisguised adoration. The kind of look a man giv