Chapter 102

And damn the sweet magic of his touch! The sparks. Oh my! It is like a fire that sets my entire being ablaze. A fire that I cannot put out despite my efforts to try. Try? Do I ever try to prevent this? How can I? Our lips are brushing each other, weakening my bones further and challenging my strength. I am losing it. I know I am. I can't fight this, but...

"No...th...ing!" I pull my trembling mess of a body away from him, breathing heavily. My heart is winning a one hundred-meter marathon competition, and I bet he could feel the loud cheers given how close we were. His eyes are on me, not blinking or moving. "I will knock on your head if you continue staring at me like that." I try to joke, and I feel stupid about that joke. I mean, he doesn't look like he is in the mood for jokes. He looks like he is... what? Oh dear!

Like, he really wanted to kiss me? Does he feel the same urge?

"Let's go." I say this before things get out of hand. I start walking out past him, b