Violet I froze, my heart pounding so loudly I could barely think straight. Part of me knew exactly what I would regret, because it was the same thing he would regret—and there was no way I could cross that line. Wouldn’t giving in mean letting him win after he had humiliated me on multiple occasions? ‘Do it,’ I heard something whisper from deep within, and I knew it was Lumia, encouraging me to do the wrong thing. ‘Do it.’ Should I? I leaned a bit closer, but didn’t get far as Kylan stepped back. He eyed me as if I was the crazy one, as if he didn’t just dare me to kiss him. Just like that, I once again fell for his game. “Your cheeks are glowing,” he noted. I gasped, reaching up to cover my face, but it was of no use. He had already seen it anyway. How was he so unaffected by al

