"Mina!" Ash shouted, snapping me back to reality as I instinctively broke away from Noah, freeing myself from his grasp. "I’m sorry," I mumbled, watching as Noah stumbled back, clutching the bookshelf for support. "I shouldn’t have done that. I have to go," I confessed, urgency creeping into my voice. "What?" Noah responded, confusion etched on his face. "Wait a second!" Ignoring him, I dashed towards Ashton. She grabbed his arm, dragging him with her out of the library, leaving her books sprawled across a table alongside Domonic. "What the hell are you doing?" Ashton cried as soon as we were outside. "I don’t know!" I yelled in frustration, my heart racing. "He just smelled so good, and his eyes were... sparkling, and he’s..." "Yeah, yeah, he’s amazing," Ashton interrupted, her tone

