Sun Kissed (The Guardian Angel Series Book 2) by Skyla Madi Read Free Book Online Page B

unfamiliar feelings I had earlier in the alleyway were trying
to resurface. I swallowed hard in hopes the feelings would go down with the
saliva.
    Nope.
    “This is dangerous,” I whispered.
    “I know.” He still didn’t move. We stood,
adoring each other in extremely close proximity.
    “I want to kiss you again,” he growled
seductively.
    “Then … do it.”
    Eli didn’t bother glancing around to see if
anyone was coming or watching; instead he took my hands, caressing them with
his thumb. I tilted my mouth towards his and he leaned forward, pressing his
lips against mine. This time, the kiss was different, it wasn’t animalistic or
hungry. It was tender and blissfully slow.
    I pulled away from his lips and tried to
gather my thoughts. As his hard body rested against mine, it made thinking
impossible. If I could be anywhere in the world, it would be in Eli’s arms. I
don’t care if we were someplace expensive and exotic or right here in the
school. Being with him was all I needed.
    “I- I should go.”
    “I’ll walk you.”
    Once again we walked side by side, his face
stern and mine … I don’t know. I should be happy and I was, but I couldn’t
shake this feeling of guilt deep down.
     
    Mrs Gaines, the newest recruit to the lobby
monitors, sat dipping chocolate biscuits into her tea.
    “Guardian De Luca here to take Miss Moore
back to her room,” Eli said as he approached her desk.
    “Sign here and here.” Eli signed the sheet.
“Good. You have five minutes to be in and out.”
    We thanked her and made our way down the
hallway, my knees shaky and my stomach full of butterflies. Finally we came to
a stop at my door.
    “Thank you.”
    “You’re welcome.”
    We watched each other, soaking in each
other’s appearances and smells before he walked past me, his cologne wafting
behind him.
    “Goodnight.”
    “Goodnight,” I replied.
    I entered my room and leaned up against the
door. It was dark; the only light that illumined the room was the small study
lamp on Mila’s desk.
    Why was I feeling so shitty? My heart and
soul wanted to be on cloud nine, but my mind wouldn’t let me make the leap from
cloud four.
    I threw myself onto my bed. I hadn’t realized
how badly the ceiling needed to be re-painted. I followed cracks with my eyes
as they ran a few inches away from the corner, veering off into various
directions.
    “Ruby?” Mila was sitting up in her bed,
wiping her eyes with her hands.
    How does someone who has just woken up
still look so perfect?
    “How was it?”
    I groaned instead of talking.
    “That bad, eh?”
    “You have no idea.”
    I rolled over and faced the wall, Mila took
the hint. I just wanted to sleep all the bad things about tonight away and
relive all the good things in my dreams; the kisses, the talking, and the love.
I didn’t bother getting changed or showering, sleeping was my priority.
     

 
    Don’t Protect Me
     
    “Wakey, wakey!” Mila called, pulling me
from my dreamless sleep.
    A burst of sunlight hit my face; I
scrunched my eyes up as tight as I could before pulling a pillow over my face.
    “It’s breakfast.”
    “I’m not going.” My voice was muffled
through the pillow.
    “You don’t have to go anywhere. Mr De Luca
helped me bring breakfast to you, with my uncle’s approval, of course.”
    I lifted the pillow slightly, still
managing to block the sun. The smell of toast and vegemite made my stomach
growl with hunger, but the fruit was the most appealing.
    “I thought we could have a private
breakfast and you could tell me all about last night.”
    My mind fell on to the events that unfolded
last night. Eli and I kissed twice. The first was passionate and hungry, the second
was kind and loving.
    “I love Eli,” I blurted absentmindedly.
    I didn’t look her in the face when I said
it, but I wonder how low her mouth dropped. Slowly I forced my gaze to her
face. Her mouth had formed a perfect ‘O’ shape.
    “You look like you’ve never heard of