The Line I Shouldn't Cross
Mason raised his eyebrows in the back row, and Jax let out a low whistle.
"Go ahead, Ivy," Liya whispered, stepping back to let me take the first slide.
I gripped the podium until my knuckles turned completely white, staring straight past the front rows, straight at the boy in the back.
"When we talk about attraction," I began, my voice amplified by the microphone, echoing loudly across the room, "we usually focus on compatibility. But psychologically, there is a much stronger driver: the thrill of breaking rules and keeping secrets."
In the back row, Leo slowly tilted his head. A tiny, dangerous smirk began to grow on his lips, his dark eyes locking onto mine with absolute intensity.
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