Xander's POV
Maybe I should not stare at Allison Carter this way. She's smiling so brightly and in such an unguarded way that it somehow feels like cheating to watch her like this. But she's right here beside me, acting so delighted about something as small as a car ride around the city. Her eyes are closed, her head thrown back and her sun-kissed blonde hair dancing around her face. With this sight filling my senses, the most ridiculous thought blooms in my mind.
Damn, I think, Allison Carter is beautiful.
I've always known that Allison is beautiful, even if she kept it hidden under the shabby fashion and her meek manner. But here, it feels like she has tossed everything that held her down aside. She looks so unburdened, so free.
So beautiful.
It's like she's radiating some sort of
