A strong arm yanked me into a solid chest.
That familiar scent—cold, tinged with iron and pine—wrapped around me all at once.
My heart sank anyway.
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Lily looking back.
In that split second, her gaze flashed with jealousy and shame.
She thought I was stealing her man.
She thought I was flaunting it.
Instinctively, I shoved Cole away.
I staggered back.
One step. Then another.
I reacted like he was some wild beast I had to escape from.
Maybe because everything had happened so suddenly, Cole’s arms still froze mid-reach, empty.
His expression flickered with something like disbelief.
After all, I used to love clinging to him. If there had ever been a chance to get close, I would have grabbed it with both hands.
So now... was it because she was
