Alex’s POV
For a moment, I couldn’t breathe. My mind went blank, and the world seemed to narrow to the sensation of Andrian’s lips on mine.
It wasn’t gentle. It wasn’t kind. It was possessive, demanding, and hot, leaving me utterly breathless.
When he finally pulled back, my chest was heaving as I stared at him, dumbfounded. My body felt frozen, unable to process what had just happened. My heart pounded so loudly that I was sure he could hear it.
“What…" What was that?” I stammered, my voice barely a whisper.
Andrian smirked, his sharp features softening with an emotion I couldn’t quite place as he stared down at me. The memory of the green eyed boy staring intensely at me with a smile under the lake flashed across my mind.
“That” he said, with a strange intensity that sent shivers d
