SIMONE POV
"I don't know," I told him, because I couldn't think of any enemies. Hell, yes, my family must have had a lot.
"Well...I won't push" he said as he turned to leave and I did the foolish thing, I grabbed his hand, stopping him again, why did I do it...please even I am surprised
His words next were a low, dangerous hum in the quiet room. "It means I'm barely hanging on to my self-control as is. You pushing me isn't going to help either of us." His gaze held mine, intense and unblinking, and a hot, foreign thrill shot straight to my core.
I tried to ignore it, to shove it down where it couldn't embarrass me.
My voice came out unsteady, a shaky little thing. "You're making it sound like I'm some kind of threat."
Just like that, the tension broke. He stepped back,
