The flash of Selene’s pearly teeth was enough to shake me out of my stupor. I would have backed up, stumbling blindly, if there had been anywhere left for me to go. As it was, I only ended up stabbed a thousand tiny branches. I gasped. Selene tried to cover it with another moan, louder than all the others. I knew that it was purely for my benefit. My eyes lowered, unable to tear away from the junction between their bodies. Where Gideon's hips continued to sink between Selene’s legs. Over and over. My throat burned, acid and embarrassment. Gideon lifted his head to look at Selene. “What--?” I had to get out of there but I was snared in the hedge, the branches twisted up in my hair and my dress. They scraped my shoulders and my arms. They snapped, a chorus of shame when I pulled

