Chapter 10

I stood there, breathless, confused as my lips tingle and the heat unlike any other burns within me. My heart is hammering against my ribs. What just happened? How did that just happen? I lowered my head, feeling utterly lost as I muttered a pathetic apology, seeing the look of absolute disgust on his face— right after he kissed me no less, before walking away. I tried to hide the look of disappointment and keep it locked within my heart. Like a cornered animal, I ran back to the kitchen. My heart was still hammering in my chest, my lips tingling from the kiss that shouldn't have happened. I pressed trembling fingers to my mouth, as if trying to erase the sensation of his lips on mine, but it was useless. The heat of the moment lingered, scorching my skin from the inside out. He lingered. He latched onto my thoughts unrelentingly. Molly was practically bouncing in my mind, completely overjoyed. ‘See? I told you! He wants us.' I groaned and shook my head. ‘No. You're wrong. That wasn't