Off-Limits Desire
It moves down to my face, as if memorizing every curve, and then, to my lips, lingering a second too long before snapping back to my eyes.
Every bit of this feels dangerous. My throat suddenly feels so parched as a strange heat engulfs me. I want to take a step closer to him, but at the same time, I want to run far away. It feels like I am standing on a cliff edge, aware that one wrong move will send me falling.
“Ares…”
"You should go," he says stiffly, pulling his gaze away from me and raking a hand through his hair.
I should. It is the right thing to do. But my feet wouldn’t listen to my brain. Instead, I give in to my body, stepping just a little closer to him, daring us both.
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