Terra Nova
-- EXCERPT: A horrible sound was ringing in Evangeline’s ears. She opened her eyes to find Eros standing above her, dangling a large bell. “Stop! Oh my God. You can just tell me to go to my room. I must’ve passed out. I’m sorry. I’ll go sleep in my room. I’m going. I’m going.” “You can go and get dressed and ready in your own room,” Eros said with a sardonic smile. “What?” Evangeline asked, bleary-eyed. “It is the middle of the night, again. We have all had our meal. Yours is waiting for you in the kitchen. Hurry up. The citizens are beginning to think we ate you.” Evangeline sat up and looked at him, “I slept all day? Are you serious?” “Do I jest much?” She looked around his bed and then up at him, “I’m…sorry. You had to sleep on the chair.” “No. I slept on my bed,” Eros said evenly. “Oh,” Evangeline’s eyes went slightly wider and she immediately regretted letting him see her confusion. Eros narrowed his eyes and ran his tongue across his teeth, looking at her. “Do you think I seduced you while you were sleeping?” he said, his lips curling down, “I believe Josepina explained the likelihood of that. I rested on the other side of the bed, wench. On top of the covers. We rarely feel cold, except for in extreme temperatures. The covers are for…nostalgia, I suppose. If you choose to hibernate on my bed do not expect me to sit on the chair all night.” “You could have just woken me up, you know,” Evangeline said, standing up to go. “I considered it. However, you had already slobbered on my book and the option of ringing a large bell in your face this evening appealed to me.” Evangeline gave him a dirty look, which had the effect of bringing a wide smile to his face. She was about to leave the room without a word when a thought came to her head and squinting her eyes at him she began to laugh, “Sorry, I was just imagining you seducing someone.” Eros’ smile began to lower into a confused frown and she burst out laughing harder, “It’s just that, well, how did you do it before? I mean, seduce someone? I can’t imagine you being charming for the life of me.”
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