Falling on Cloud Thirteen

Prologue

He smashed his lips against mine, and no matter how much I willed myself to get away, I couldn’t move. He wasn’t even holding onto me tightly. His arms were draped loosely around my waist, but I could have easily escaped, if I really wanted to. Perhaps that was the problem – I didn’t want to escape. Before I knew what was happening, I heard myself moaning into his mouth. He pulled away from me, grinning and licking his lips.

“Well, well, well. I break through at last.” He spoke in such a deep voice – it seemed to rumble through my whole body, making me tremble involuntarily. It annoyed me just how much damn control this guy seemed to hold over me. I didn’t even know his name… yet, he knew everything about me.

“That’s what you think,” I hissed. He took hold of my chin and lifted my head till I met his gaze. His eyes fascinated me – they were a multitude of different colours. Hazel, emerald, aqua… but the main colour seemed to be a light grey – with those specks of colour distributed throughout. His jet-black hair draped over them slightly. I lifted my hand to brush his hair away.

“Who are you?” I asked, my voice coming out as nothing but a whisper. He leaned in close, his breath tickling my neck and causing me to shiver. I didn’t hear his words as much as I felt them.

“I’m your worst nightmare.”