LOGINCAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEW
His lips crashed against mine, and for a terrifying, breathless second, my mind went entirely blank. Every coherent thought, every frantic warning that screamed inside my head, dissolved into the sudden, scorching heat of his mouth.
I didn't know what to do. My hands hovered uselessly between us before they instinctively curled into the hem of his shirt, and I pulled him closer as the kiss deepened into something feral and consuming.
CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEWKnoxx and I finally stopped talking when the clock hit three in the morning. I honestly didn't even realize how late it had gotten until my eyes started burning from exhaustion and I glanced at the clock. Somehow, hours had passed without either of us noticing. We talked about everything and absolutely nothing at the same time. We brought up stupid memories from when we were younger, laughed over inside jokes that probably wouldn't make sense to anyone else, and kept teasing each other like we used to before everything between us became so messy and complicated.And somehow, it felt easy.Too easy, maybe.For those few hours, I didn't have to think about what happened between us. I didn't have to wonder if he still hated me or if I
CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEWMy entire body went rigid.It was almost ridiculous how quickly my mood changed. One second, I had been sitting there feeling warm and embarrassed because Knoxx was teasing me, and the next, my hands were cold and my chest felt tight. I shook my head almost immediately, before I could even think about whether I wanted to answer."N-no." My voice came out smaller than I wanted. I swallowed and looked away. "No, I'm sorry, Knoxx. I just... I can't talk about that."He went quiet.I could feel him watching me, but he didn't move closer or try to get me to look at him. I braced myself for questions anyway, because that was what I expected. I expected him to ask why, to tell me that I couldn
CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEWI didn't know what to do with the way he was looking at me. The guilt in his eyes was almost too much, and before I could overthink it, I reached across the table and gently placed my hand over his. The second my fingers touched his skin, Knoxx went completely still. It was such a small thing, just my hand on his, but the reaction from him made my heart flutter in a way that had absolutely no business happening right now."It's okay," I whispered, and I gave his hand a small squeeze. "I'm not mad at you."His eyes dropped to where our hands rested together. He didn't pull away, but he didn't move either. He just stared at them as if he couldn't believe I had actually reached for him. There was something almost fragile about the way he held himself, like he was scared that one
CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEWMy chest still felt a little tight from the five days I had spent locked away in that suffocating silence, but right now, that was the last thing on my mind.I sat at the small wooden table and stared at Knoxx as he moved around the kitchen like this was the most normal thing in the world.Knoxx.The same Knoxx who always seemed to have a permanent scowl on his face whenever he sees me, the one who looked like he wanted to murder me half the time, was standing in front of a simmering pot of soup with an apron tied around his waist.He knows how to cook?I was still trying to process that when he turned around and c
CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEW“Okay... I’m done,” I said quietly once I had finally gotten dressed.Knoxx turned around, and the second his eyes landed on me, his whole expression softened. There was something about the way he looked at me that made my chest feel a little warm, and I immediately looked away because I didn't want him to notice how much it affected me.“Come on,” he said gently. “Let's go downstairs. I'll make you something to eat.”I shook my head and hugged my arms around myself. “I'm not really hungry.”“I know.”I frowned at him. “Then why are you telling me to eat?”
CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEWI tried to hide the tiny smile threatening to form on my lips as I walked over to where my clothes were. My towel was still damp against my skin, and I reached for the edge so I could finally change. I had barely started loosening it when I felt that weird little shift in the room, the kind that made me instinctively look up.Knoxx was looking at me.Not in some shameless, obvious way. It was only for a second, but it was long enough.Our eyes met, and he immediately froze.His gaze flicked away, but not before I caught the look on his face. His jaw tightened, his shoulders went stiff, and then he let out a quiet breath that sounded suspiciously like he was trying to collect himself.







