Chapter 54
Nix
My stomach drops as we fly through the air.
It’s like driving over a hill at a high speed, when you get that moment of lightness…
It’s like that. But a thousand times better. Because Volik’s lips are on mine.
I tighten my legs.
Power is rolling off him. Through me. And my blood… it feels like molten joy in my veins.
He pulls his mouth away from mine. “Open your eyes.”
I blink, doing as he says.
Clinging to Volik’s body so I’m facing backward.
Something about his gravito limits the wind against us. Which is good. Because I think we’re going very fast.
I stare into his eyes.
“Look.”
My heart is racing. But not as much as it should be.
Volik has me.
Trusting him, I look down.
Treetops blur beneath us.
Treetops.
Volik flexes his arms around me. A reminder that he won’t let go.
That he will not drop me.
So… I let go.
I lift my arms and show him I believe.