Dangerous Temptation
"If you kiss me now, Dante, I won't be able to leave."
My voice shook as I said it, caught between warning and giving up.
His fingertip touched my cheek. "Then don't leave. Stay.
The space between us seemed like it might catch fire. The quiet. The stress. The pain. He leaned forward, his breath on my lips, and his gaze stayed on mine.
"Don't tell me you don't feel it," he said softly. "Please tell me you don't remember what we were."
"I remember the pain, Dante." I took a step back. "And I'm not sure if what we were was love or destruction."
He exhaled like I'd stabbed him. "I'm not that man anymore."
"But I am still the woman who bled trying to survive him."
The air got dense. His phone buzzed. He didn’t look.
I turned toward the door. "I need air."
He h
