Anya” he called, making it impossible for me to breathe. Nothing, I said absolutely nothing“I… I have to go now” I said, suddenly pulling out of his hold. “you know how mum gets when I take too long” I said, forcing a smile as sweat threatened to breakout on my forehead.Ethan’s fingers closed around my wrist before I even made it two steps down the hallway. His touch wasn’t harsh—if anything, it was careful, almost hesitant… but it still sent a rush of panic through me. The dim lights cast shadows along the walls as sun was yet to fully shine, suddenly the quiet space between us felt too tight, too warm, too full of everything we weren’t saying.“Anya,” he breathed, pulling me a little closer. Calling me with absolute fear in his voiceFor a moment, a dangerous, stupid moment, I let him. His warmth seeped into my skin, his scent settling around me like some trap I kept falling into. My breath caught, betraying me. He looked down at me with those dark, searching eyes, the kind that
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