TAVIAN’S POV “Pull off your shirt and contest. Make sure you win too. I’m in a bad mood, and I want to prove some ugly crows wrong.” Her words were a shock. The sudden brazenness in those clear hazel eyes caught me completely off guard, even though I’d been watching her the entire time—following her lips like some obsessed stalker. I am obsessed, but still, I could have reeled it in a bit. I shouldn’t scare her. I should control myself more. But how could I say no when she was looking at me like that? How could I possibly refuse anything she asked of me? I agreed without thinking, abandoning my morals to keep the games fair, just to please Briar. And it was worth it. Taking each of them down was so much more worth it, especially when she came running into my arms, brimming with

