The Megan POV

“Where are we going this time?” I ask as I walk up to Kael. It’s our second date, and he’s scheduled it for the middle of a Sunday afternoon.

“You’ll see. Come on,” he says, grinning as he takes my hand and leads me down a barely discernible path in the woods.

I can’t help echoing his smile as I follow him.

“You said you have a couple of hours, right?” he asks as we take a right turn more profound into the woods, where the trees are so dense their branches block out most of the light.

“Yup. I don’t have to be back until four.”...