For a fleeting second, I kissed him back. That was all it took for my entire world to start crumbling down. The weight of what I had just done hit me like a wave, cold and suffocating. My breath caught in my throat, and my fingers curled into fists as I realized the line I had just crossed. No. No, no, no.
I pulled back sharply, my heart hammering against my ribs. “Lucas.....”
But he didn’t move. His face was inches from mine, his breathing uneven, his eyes locked onto me with an intensity that made it impossible to look away. I felt dizzy, my thoughts a tangled mess. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Lucas searched my face, as if waiting for me to say something, anything. But what was there to say? That I had spent years longing for him only to finally move on.....only to betray the perso
