The Ambush

Cyrus strode quickly out of the grand palace library, his heavy boots thudding a rapid pace against the pristine marble floors. His heart pounded a violent, erratic rhythm against his ribcage. A massive, entirely irrepressible smile was firmly planted on his face as he obsessively replayed the intoxicating taste and explosive electricity of Kaelie’s kiss on an endless loop in his mind. He could st