Claimed By My Ex's Uncle
I took another step, slow and sure, until she had no choice but to step back.
The air between us tightened, charged as her back met the wall with a soft, helpless sound, of her caught between the wall and me.
I leaned down, close enough that my breath stirred a strand of hair at her temple, my voice brushing against her skin, "And that's the thing about dares, sweetheart..." My words came out smooth, low, and dangerous: "... I don't walk away from them."