Seraphina closed her eyes as she gradually closed the distance between them. She was about to feel the softness of his lips when they heard the rustling of leaves in the distance.
"S-someone is coming," Vlad blurted, clearly flustered, his head snapping towards the source of the noise.
Seraphina immediately stepped back as well, the limbs of fire beneath her feet vanishing.
"Talk about comically bad timing," she muttered, tightening her fists as she lowered herself onto the branch.
"You said something?" Vlad asked as he also settled into a sitting position beside her.
"Shh!" She pressed a finger against his lips, her pink eyes narrowing as she stared through the gaps between the distant trees.
They could hear the sound of several heavy footsteps coming from that direction. Each passing second made the noise louder as the figures approached.
