Free Never Let You Fall (The Prophecy of Tyalbrook) by Michele G Miller Page B

mentally kicked myself again, telling myself that I needed to straighten up and steel my body from acting on my feelings for her. Her innocent face and soft lips were just so damn tempting!
    When she stepped out of the bathroom I dove for the shower as quickly as I could. I stood still under the water stream for a good long while, and allowed the cold water to cool my hormones down.
    In a calmer frame of mind, I pulled on some jeans and a black tee. When I stepped out of the bathroom I found Skye sitting on the bed staring at the far wall, with her shoulders hunched over and her face downcast.
    “Your turn,” I offered, and I pulled out my day pack to stuff clothing into it.
    “Why are you packing?” she asked, as she slowly got up to grab her own bag and then began to rummage through it.
    Not sure how to tell her that I was afraid we would have to switch locations, I just shrugged.
    “I just always like to be ready. Grab a quick shower and we can wait for Rioden to arrive, then I’ll share some more about Tyalbrook with you, okay?”
    “Whatever you say,” she retorted with little emotion in her voice, as she breezed past me and into the restroom, shutting the door with a click.
    Almost an hour later Skye appeared dressed in clean clothes, with her hair pulled to the side in a long braid. If you just looked at her face, she looked like she might have been around twelve years old. However, when your eyes wandered down her body, it became quite clear that she was not a little girl.
    Her long, lean legs were ensconced in skin-tight jeans that would probably show the imprint of a quarter if she’d one in her pocket. Her black shirt barely covered her torso, and the neckline hung off one shoulder. I imagined that if she lifted her arms I would get a peek at her smooth stomach.
    The shirt was loose everywhere but in the chest, which I’d already glimpsed in the shower two nights earlier. She was a man’s dream, my dream, and yet I couldn’t touch her.
    I swallowed the lust as it started to build up in me again and finally sat down in a chair, motioning for her to do the same.
    “Are you ready to hear some more?” I practically hissed at her.
    If she noticed my strange behavior she made no comment. She just nodded her head and sat down on the bed that I’d made while she had been in the shower. She crossed her legs, pulled a pillow to her chest and waited for me to begin.
     
    SEVEN - HISTORY
     
     
    Xander
     
    “Fifteen years ago during a siege on the Kingdom, you were sent here through a portal in order to keep you safe. I’ve described Tyalbrook to you, but what I didn’t mention is that Tyalbrook is enchanted. That is to say, there is magic in our land.”
    I stopped for a moment and rubbed my neck as I thought of how to explain so many things to her.
    “This is harder than I thought,” I muttered.
    Placing her hand on my arm she encouraged me, “Xander, just tell me what you can and I’ll ask questions if I need to.”
    I nodded my head and forged ahead.
    “Okay, so - the portal. Well you see, a mystical sorceress somehow found a way to transport people to this dimension, by request from the King and Queen. They realized that those who wished to overthrow them would stop at nothing to get their hands on you.”
    “Why did people want me, and why would the king and queen even care?” Skye interrupted.
    “Hang on, I’m getting there. When you were around one year old, the king and queen visited a seer – that’s someone who sees the future, like a fortune teller here. Understand?”
    She nodded and I continued.
    “The seer had foreseen your fate, and declared that you would be the one to bring peace to the entire kingdom someday. You were predicted to unite all the nations, rule over a prosperous and fruitful land, and reign through your bloodline for many, many years.
    Your parents tried to keep the information quiet, but eventually word of this prophecy was leaked. It was at that point when many