Chapter 58

Maya’s POV

My heart was pounding so hard I could feel each thudding beat in my ears. This was the first time I’d ever been this close to a boy—an attractive one at that! Suddenly our fingers brushed and froze in midair, and we both turned bright red before hastily looking away.

Oh my god… I just touched a boy’s hand! At sixteen, this was by far the most contact I’d ever had with the opposite sex—but damn it, my heart was doing somersaults.

“What’s your name?” he asked, finally breaking the silence.

“Maya. Maya Carter.”

He smiled, extending his hand. “I’m Adrian. Adrian Brooks.”

Brooks! That Brooks? I gasped, taking an involuntary step backward—and toppled right off my chair.

“Watch out!” Adrian grabbed at my waist in an