Yvette's POV
Everything went momentarily still the moment his lips touched mine. It neutralised my rage at once and when I gasped from the way he pulled me in, he seized the opportunity to slide his tongue into my mouth.
My knees went weak and my senses went foggy. He wasn't holding me, so no, he wasn't physically compelling me to do anything I didn't want. It was just my body and all the things it yielded to as long as they were commanded by Knox.
All too soon, the desperation deepened and an overwhelming feeling I couldn't explain made me pull away from him. He avoided my gaze as though shielding me from seeing the overwhelming wave of emotions I felt.
His fingers twitched and his gaze still pierced the ground before he ran his fingers through his hair.
"I'm sorry," he m
