ASHLEY
"Ash?"
"Ashley, are you okay?"
I pressed my back against the cold tile, heart hammering in a frantic rhythm that wasn’t just from the kiss — Beckett’s mouth still burned against mine, searing every nerve ending with a reckless fire I wasn’t sure I wanted, and yet couldn’t pull away from.
Shit. What have I done again?
Beckett’s chest rises and falls beside me, his breath ragged, matching the storm of chaos inside my head, and he looks so f*****g satisfied.
“I—I don’t know what that was,” I managed, my voice shaky.
Beckett chuckled, a deep, breathy sound that sent a shiver down my spine. “You *know* what it was.”
My cheeks burned. I turned my head, finally meeting his eyes. They were dark, intense, like he could see right through me. And maybe he could.
“I—I don’t kno
