Selene stayed frozen, exactly where Lucian had left her, her back pressed against the wall. Her lips still tingled she could almost taste the kiss they’d just shared.
The hallway felt different now. It was heavier, charged. Not the kind of dangerous you get from guns or secrets. Something else entirely.
Her heart wouldn’t slow down, her breath kept coming uneven, and the mess in her head refused to clear. That kiss. Yeah, it hadn’t been planned. Not careful. It just happened, like nothing could’ve stopped it. And frankly, that was the real trouble.
“You’re staring,” Lucian said, his voice snapping Selene out of her thoughts.
She blinked, realizing she’d been watching him the whole time. He was just a few feet away now, standing composed, face neutral as if nothing had happened. That bu
