MAYA’S POVThe second the car door shut, I knew I was in trouble.Evan walked around the hood like he was stalking prey, his eyes dark, jaw clenched tight, not saying a single word. Just looking at me like I was a challenge he was finally ready to accept. A game he was ready win.By the time we stepped inside his apartment, I wasn’t even pretending to be calm. My skin was buzzing with anticipation and excitement. My breath shallow and shaky. I’d poked the bear a little too much and now he was about to bite.He didn’t bother turning on the lights. The room glowed faintly from the streetlights outside, enough to see the look he gave me when he closed the door behind us.“You think you’re funny, huh?” he asked, voice low and deadly smooth.I backed up slowly toward the living room, my heart thudding. “Maybe.”Evan followed up deliberate, controlled, and hungry. “You think you can get me all worked up behind the wheel and just walk away?”“Technically,” I said, grinning, “you didn’t pull
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