theron
AND A RISK WORTH TAKING
As temptation stood before Theron in the form of the most beautiful girl he’d ever met, he stepped toward Xia—the healer’s daughter—on rattling legs.
She smiled encouragingly and gave him a small curtsy. “Then it is decided,” she said. “We’ll dance together, here and now.” And she held out a hand for him to take.
“Okay,” he croaked, not quite sure if he was frightened to his core or excited beyond reason.
Probably a mixture of both.
But he hadn’t dared to think he might actually get to dance tonight. He’d only planned on watching when he’d snuck into the festival.
Actual interaction with others had seemed far too hazardous.
He’d been doing quite well, avoiding any kind of human contact and sticking to the shadows. Until he’d seen her. From that point
