The passage I have chosen occurs not quite half-way through the book and is one of my favorite.
Standing in front of Shadow, I looked into his eyes, and was
overcome by a sudden burning desire to kiss him. Without stopping to consider
how he would respond, I raised myself onto my toes and leant towards him. And
in that instant, he disappeared.
Surprised,
it took a few seconds before the embarrassment and shame kicked in. It was the
first time I had ever attempted to kiss a guy, and to have Shadow reject me,
cut deep. Without bothering to see where he had gone, I walked to the edge of
the stream and wished that I had not behaved so impetuously.
He came
to stand behind me. “Samantha, I know you don’t understand, but seriously, you
don’t want to kiss me.”
Remaining
motionless, I whispered, “Why?”
In the
dark, I could hear each breath he took as he tried to form a response.
Eventually, he said, “How do I explain?”
Recognizing
that the question was directed at Shadow himself, and not at me, I remained
silent.
Placing
his hands on my shoulders, he turned me to face him. In a voice loaded with
desire, he said, “Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to resist you when
we’re standing this close to each other?”
Forgetting
any shame I felt, I murmured, “Probably as hard as it is for me to resist you.”
He
smiled. Then, once again solemn, he said, “You know if I do this, if I kiss
you, you will belong to me forever.”
Inside
my chest, my heart was racing. Staring at him with the same serious expression
he was directing at me, I replied, “Then let me belong to you forever.”
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