Breaking The Ice Between Us의 모든 챕터: 챕터 41 - 챕터 44

Harper POVThe bar is louder than it has any right to be on a Friday night — loud enough that the floor vibrates under my boots when we walk in. Warm bodies crowd the front, and the smell of beer and fried food hits like a wall.I’m immediately regretting this.Kenzie practically shoves me through the doorway. “Relax, Harper, we’re here for school spirit!”“Right,” Mia snorts behind me. “Spirit. Definitely not because a certain hockey captain might be here.”Lila loops her arm around mine so I can’t escape. “You promised not to be boring.”“I didn’t promise that,” I mumble.But it doesn’t matter — because as soon as my eyes adjust to the dim lights, Lila gasps.“Oh my God. I see Marco and Cole.”Of course she does.Of course.Before I can even form a protest, she drags me across the bar, dodging two drunk freshmen and a couple making out aggressively against a pillar.Cole spots us first, lifting his chin in a silent greeting, wearing that easy smile that somehow always makes me relax

Harper POVHis mouth is on mine and suddenly every rule I’ve built for myself collapses like a bad card house.This was supposed to be a conversation.A confrontation.Me demanding answers.Instead, I’m pinned against the wall of the Ice House, my fingers tangled in the front of his hoodie like I’m the one holding him there, like if I let go he might vanish.He kisses me like he’s been holding back for years.Too much.Too intense.Too good.My brain keeps whispering this is a bad idea, this is a bad idea, this is a terrible idea—But my body doesn’t care.His hand tightens at my waist, fingers curling into the fabric of my coat. I feel the heat of his palm even through all the layers. Every nerve under his touch lights up like someone flipped a switch.I tip my chin, part my lips, and he groans into my mouth, low and rough and desperate. The sound sinks straight through me, settling low in my stomach, hot and heavy.“Logan,” I breathe against his lips, not sure if it’s a plea or a wa