18 Hayley Ash had been acting strange since we were hiding earlier in the village. At that moment, when he had his rock-hard body pressed against me, I thought I had won. That was the sign I needed to show him I wanted him too. Heat coursed through me, and I couldn’t stop myself even if I wanted to. Right when I reached for him, he pulled back. After that, he barely looked in my direction. Not while we were getting the horse, or riding back to the chalet, or when we arrived and he sent me inside. I felt like standing my ground and arguing with him, but about what? That he had been quiet? That I wanted to jump on him and he had suddenly closed himself off? I wouldn’t be the first one to confess, much less beg. So I went inside the chalet. From the corner of the window, I watched as As

