Chapter Twenty-Eight
Valentina
The sun fell across my desk while I tried to work. It was late afternoon, and I hadn’t been particularly productive today. All because that stupid encounter with Lucas in the hallway left me feeling shattered. I literally felt as if my heart had tripped and fallen on its face. I hadn’t anticipated this. I’d so stupidly thought I could take advantage of the situation.
The few kisses I experienced before Lucas hadn’t left me with any lingering feelings. Even though Lucas had a charged effect on my body, I’d thought perhaps I could manage it, and that it was just chemistry. Silly me.
I was in a truly, madly, deeply situation.
Shay startled me, popping her head around the corner of my office door. “Coffee break?” she asked, reaching up to adjust the ponytail
