Chapter 32

**KAELIA**

Bas can't seem to recover from his shock as he watches me with new, wondrous eyes. He didn't stop staring until I wriggled against him, trying to find a more comfortable position for my back.

Shaking himself, he suddenly lifted my legs up, sliding me farther back onto his desk. My back now lay flat and my legs dangled over the edge as he stepped between them. Releasing my hair, he stood