Briar
I ran all the way home, my heart pounding and my mind reeling. What had just happened? One minute I was trying to talk to Damian, and the next... My face burned at the memory of his hands on me, his lips trailing fire across my skin.
"Get it together, Briar," I muttered to myself as I slipped into the house, praying Finn wasn't home. The last thing I needed was my overprotective brother asking why I looked like I'd just run a marathon.
Luck, for once, was on my side. The house was empty. I darted up to my room and locked the door, leaning against it as I tried to catch my breath.
My phone buzzed insistently in my pocket. I pulled it out to find a string of texts from Lila.
Lila: OMG GIRL WHERE ARE YOU
Lila: Did you talk to Damian??
Lila: HELLO??? I'm dying here!
I groaned, le
