LENA’S POVI didn’t expect that deep sensual kiss from Ethan.One second, we were standing there, on opposite sides of something dangerous, something neither of us could take back.The moment after, his lips were on mine.It was soft, and I wasn't hesitant, giving in willingly.For a heartbeat, I froze completely.My mind blanked, instincts clashing, fight, pull away, report, remember why I was here but none of them won, because beneath all of that there was something else.Him.Ethan didn’t kiss me like someone asking for permission. He kissed me like someone who already knew the answer.And that shook me more than anything.My hands should’ve pushed him away butthey didn’t.Instead, they hovered for a second too long… before gripping his shirt.A sweet mistake. I felt the shift, the moment I responded. I had crossed a line, this wasn’t strategy anymore but something else entirely, and I didn't know the exact word to call it.He pulled back just enough to meet my gaze. His breath,
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