My throat clicked when I swallowed. The car had gone very quiet. Just the idle hum of the engine and my own heartbeat, slamming against my ribs like it was trying to get out of my chest and run. He’s baiting you, Noah. You know he’s baiting you. I should have said no, or laughed, rolled my eyes, told him he was delusional. But the word got stuck somewhere between my brain and my mouth, and what came out instead was nothing. Just breath. Just this pathetic little exhale that made his eyes darken. “That’s what I thought,” he murmured. His thumb was still on my jaw, tracing slow, lazy circles over the bone. His other hand rested on the steering wheel, fingers loose, like he didn’t have a care in the world. “Your heart’s racing,” he said like he could hear it. Could he? “You were hoping.” “I wasn’t hoping anything,” My voice cracked on the last word and I wanted to die. “Sure you weren’t.” “Kade—” “You were hoping I hadn’t been inside her.” His thumb dragged down the col
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