Chapter 71

Sheila’s POV

“Do you think,” he murmured, his breath fanning my lips, “I dare not act on it?”

The words hung between us, a threat, a promise, a plea.

And I couldn’t tell which burned more.

But one thing was clear, I wasn’t going to let him corner me.

Not here.

Not when his nearness made the air feel like liquid fire.

I tilted my head, letting a cool smile play at the corner of my mouth. “You?” I whispered, tracing a lazy circle on his chest with my fingertip. “You wouldn’t dare.”

His jaw flexe