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Kneeling down while holding onto his hand, she brushed her fingers along the green blades. “It’s the way we were meant to see the world. I’ve missed it.”
    “Glad I could help.”
    She glanced up at him, wondering if he could ever understand what this meant to her. “This is…more than helping, Eldon.” She stood up and moved closer to him. “You’ve given me something I’d forgotten I lost.”
    “It’s not a big—”
    She cut him off with her lips, kissing him deeply, allowing both him and the sun to take turns warming her soul. He pulled her closer with his free hand and groaned when she ran her nails down his back. She did that on purpose, knowing it always did him in.
    He pulled away from her and kissed her neck before whispering in her ear, “You’d better stop that before you get yourself in trouble.”
    “I’m not scared of you.”
    He chuckled and leaned back to meet her eyes. “You should be.”
    The moment overwhelmed her. It had been so long since she’d felt happiness this deep. “Thank you.” She craned her neck to take in the setting sun then glanced back up at him. “For all of this.”
    The humming sound of the motorized storm shutters opening for the evening echoed in the clearing, punctuated by a loud click as they snapped into place.
    Pressing a kiss to her forehead, he sighed. “We really should head for the airport.”
    Her good mood deflated at the thought of wading through security and sitting in a metal tube of death. “Fine.” For once, she wished they could just jump the lines. The faster they got to the airport, the faster they could arrive in Paris.
    “And by the way, no one needs to know about this little spell, either,” he said.
    “I know.” She tried not to pout as the sun fell behind the trees.
    “Look at the bright side. At least we know you’ll be okay when we land.”
    The thought was only mildly relieving. “Maybe I’ll get to see the City of Lights during the day.”
    “Maybe.” He gave her a gentle tug as he steered her toward the house.
    That maybe was a hell of a lot closer to a yes than she’d ever been before. She’d take it.

Chapter Seven

    E ldon shifted in the uncomfortable seat, trying to regain feeling in his ass. They’d changed planes in Houston before heading to Paris, and nearly fifteen hours later, they were less than an hour away from their final destination.
    Which couldn’t come sooner, really. His brain was numb, but he couldn’t sleep because he was too paranoid. He could call on his father’s spell quickly now that he’d pulled off the first cast, and he didn’t want her caught in the daylight. Especially around all of these humans.
    The moment the sun had risen in the sky, he’d taken Rho’s hand and held on as if his life depended on it. And in a way, it did. She’d become the center of his universe, the axis around which his world turned. Nothing could happen to her on his watch. He simply couldn’t exist without her.
    Rho had fallen asleep on his shoulder, and short of straight-up drooling on him, she was out so hard he hoped he wouldn’t have to pull another snatch-and-drag just to get her up again. People disapproved of that kind of thing on airplanes.
    He laid a kiss on the top of her head before settling back in the chair and adjusting his headphones. Someone to the right of him reoccupied the seat as he tried to fiddle with the television screen in the headrest. Damn things never worked properly. The captain had already reset it three times.
    He flicked through the television options, not wanting to get too invested in a full-length movie with only one hour to go.
    The Big Bang Theory . Perfect.
    He pressed another button and waited for the show to load.
    “Eldon?”
    His snapped his head up at the sound of his muffled name. He pulled his headphones off and glanced around. No one should be on this flight but him and Rho. Everyone else was already—
    The man sitting in the seat across the aisle was tall and