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Ellie’s POVBefore Dominic could reach me, I ducked my head, pretending I hadn’t noticed him, and grabbed a stack of paperwork on the table. I turned and slipped into the crowd. Or at least, I tried to. But I only made it a few steps away before his hand came around my upper arm, pulling me back.“H

Ellie’s POVI was running before I even realized I’d started moving.The crowd around the gazebo was already gathering, people shouting and pointing. I shoved past them, my heart pounding so hard I could barely hear anything else over the sound of my blood rushing through my ears.“Move,” I said, pushing through. “Move!”I dropped to my knees beside Dominic. He was on his back, eyes closed, the other man sprawled half on top of him. The banner was tangled around both of them.“Dominic,” I said. I patted his cheeks. “Dominic, can you hear me?”His eyes fluttered open. He groaned.Relief flooded through me so fast I felt dizzy. “You’re okay,” I said. “You’re okay.”“Not… really,” he muttered. He tried to sit up and winced.“Don’t move,” I said, pushing him back down. “Just stay still.”Someone had already called for an ambulance. I could hear the sirens in the distance. The other man was conscious too, clutching his wrist and saying some very colorful words that had the parents in the cr

Ellie’s POVThe kiss should have stopped there. I should have stopped it when I first tasted his lips, the very moment he had pulled me onto his lap and drew me close and made the mate bond alight in my chest.Hell, it should have never happened at all. I was an idiot for letting it go this far, just as I was an idiot for letting it happen that night in the alley, and all of the other times when I almost let him in in the most intimate way possible.But my lips were on his, and it tasted so sweet, so fucking right, and I just couldn’t bring myself to make it stop. I didn’t want to make it stop, even though I knew I should. Instead, my hands slid from Dominic’s shirt up to his hair, fingers tangling in the dark strands, and I drew him closer, savoring every taste. The mate bond was roaring now, thundering in my ears, drowning out all logical thought.And then Dominic’s hands were on my waist, pulling me closer. I shifted, straddling him without thinking, and his grip tightened on my hip

Ellie’s POVBy the time I went back to my room later, Dominic was gone. I showered and crawled into bed earlier, hoping to get some rest before classes in the morning, but the truth was, I hardly slept at all that night. Mostly, I just laid in bed, staring at the ceiling, replaying Dominic’s words o

Ellie’s POVI didn’t go straight home after leaving campus. Instead, I drove around for a while with the windows down and the radio turned up, letting Sarah’s words settle in my mind as I explored the winding back roads.“Don’t let your fear make your decisions for you,” she had said with such firmn