Five’s POVI felt him go stiff for a brief second. Then his hand went around my waist. I expected him to push me away, to snap at me. Instead, he pushed me against the wall roughly. A gasp escaped my lips. His hand came around my neck, not choking—just firm enough to tilt my head back, his thumb pressing under my jaw so I had no choice but to meet his eyes. They were darker than usual, his pupils blown, that carefully controlled expression cracking for the first time.Then his mouth crashed onto mine.It wasn’t gentle. It wasn’t careful. It was pure demand—lips hard, teeth nipping at my lower lip until I opened for him on a startled moan. His tongue pushed in immediately, claiming, tasting, swallowing the sound I made like it belonged to him. The hand on my waist tightened, his fingers digging into the soft flesh above my hip as he pinned me harder against the wall, the cold surface biting into my shoulders through the thin fabric of my shirt.I could feel every line of him—b
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