Captivated (Talented Saga #3.5)

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Author: Sophie Davis
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, paranormal romance, Young Adult, teen
grasping my hip with the other, he deepened the kiss. I
responded, coming alive for the first time in recent memory. This
was not a dream, I realized. He was actually here, touching me,
holding me, kissing me. I brought my arms up and wrapped them
around his neck, knocking him in the back of the head with the
flowers. Erik didn’t seem to care; he squeezed me tighter. Not
nearly as gentle as he had been several seconds before.
    Someone cleared his throat loudly
nearby. I ignored the disruption at first, not caring who saw us or
whether that person was bothered by our public display of
affection. All that mattered was Erik, and being close to him. The
throat clearing came a second time. While I would have been happy
to continue to ignore the voyeur, Erik had more propriety than I
did. Gently, he eased me back from him. That was when I realized
that somewhere in the midst of our kiss I’d practically wrapped my
entire body around his.
    Only slightly embarrassed, I
turned to greet the throat-clearer. Mac stood several feet off to
the right, which turned my slight embarrassment into whole-hearted
humiliation. Of all people to catch Erik and me making out, Mac was
last on the list.
    “Director,” Erik said in greeting.
Erik was not the least bit ashamed at having been caught in the
act, so to speak. When I tried to step out of Erik’s embrace, the
hand at my hip prevented me from doing so.
    “Mr. Kelley,” Mac replied coolly,
“nice of you to come.” Mac’s tone contradicted his words, making it
obvious he was not thrilled by Erik’s presence. “While you are
here, I would appreciate if you refrained from pawing Natalia. She
is still recovering from her incident,” Mac continued.
    Erik’s muscles tensed at Mac’s
chastisement. His mind was closed off, but his incredulity was
palpable. Before Erik could say something that he might regret
later, I spoke up.
    “I am fine, Mac,” I snapped. “Dr.
Thistler says my health is improving every day.”
    That was true, at every visit she
exclaimed how well the new medications were working. Secretly, I
disagreed. The seizures had stopped completely, but my brain was
always fuzzy and something felt off.
    “Natalia,” Mac began in a much softer tone than he’d
used with Erik.
    “No, Tals, the Director is right.
You are still building your strength back up,” Erik said to me
before I could say something I might later regret. To Mac, he said,
“I apologize. I only came to be with her.”
     
    The fingers digging into my hip
bone warned me not to argue, which I was about to do. My temper had
flared the moment I laid eyes on Mac. Erik, being so cognizant of
my emotions, must have noticed. He was trying to remain neutral,
not rock the boat, since Mac had been reluctant to let him visit in
the first place. Gretchen’s insistence that Erik’s presence would
help speed my recovery had sealed the deal. That and Dr. Thistler
agreeing that being around people I was comfortable with and
trusted would be beneficial for me. Mac argued Erik excited me too
much, and thought him a distraction when I was supposed to be
resting.
    “My wife made up the guest room in
our house for you,” Mac said stiffly. “I trust you won’t feel the
need to wander the house in the middle of the night.”
    “Thank you,” Erik replied
cordially. “And that won’t be a problem.”
    “Good,” Mac said. “Why don’t you
two come with me and we can get you settled.”
    Mac turned on one perfectly
polished loafer and headed towards a waiting car without further
comment. Erik reached down and grabbed his duffle, then laced his
fingers with mine and together we followed the Director.
    The short ride across campus was
taken in uncomfortable silence. Ordinarily, I would have reached
out to Erik mentally, but with my emotions running wild and my
inability to control my thoughts, I thought it best to refrain in
Mac’s presence. In fact, the more I thought about Erik’s visit, the
more I regretted having
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