CHAPTER 26.My heart is out of control now. Fast. Wild, and unsteady.I freeze there, pressed against him, my mind scrambling to catch up. Heat rushes to my face, Embarrassed…Panic and Something else.I try to pull back, but his hand closes over mine firmly. Before I can react, he draws both my wrists together, pressing my hands more securely around him.The contact sends a sharp, electric jolt through me.“Hold on tight,” he says, his voice low and rough, close enough that I feel it as much as I hear it. “Or you’re going to fall.”My fingers tighten instinctively, betraying me. I can feel my pulse everywhere,my palms, my throat, my chest—pounding against him.Then we take off. The world dissolves into motion as the bike surges forward, wind crashing over us, tugging at my clothes, my hair, my thoughts.A startled breath slips from me, but this time, I don’t pull away. I hold on. Slowly, the tension in my body b
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