Monday, June 1, 2020

Music of the Night


                No matter how hard she tried, Angelique Limoges found sleep impossible. Why had she been chosen as a queen candidate? It wasn’t going well at all. It seemed every decision she’d made so far had been wrong.
                The soft, almost inaudible, sound of music drew her out of her bed. She threw a robe over her nightgown and slipped into the cool evening. She heard the soft sound of Lumiale playing his harp.
                She closed her eyes, transfixed by the gentle sound.
                A pair of arms embraced her from behind. Oscar? she thought. It seemed like something the flirtatious guardian would do. She wanted to reprimand him for his boldness, but something stopped her.
                “You couldn’t sleep either?” a voice whispered in her ear.
                Not Oscar. “Randy?”
                He brushed his lips against the side of her neck. “I’m glad you were here.”
                She relaxed in his strong arms. Somehow, as the harp music drifted over them, she knew something was beginning. . .

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