Jake's POV
I kissed her.
Finally.
After days of fighting it.
Of denying it.
Of pushing her away.
I f*****g kissed her.
Brielle gasped softly against my lips: whether from shock or something else, I didn’t know.
Didn’t care.
Because the second our mouths met, I was gone.
Her body tensed for half a second,then melted into mine.
Her fingers curled into the fabric of my shirt, gripping like she needed something to hold onto.
Like she needed me.
Fuck.
I deepened the kiss instantly.
The moment I did,everything else faded.
The doubts.
The anger.
The fact that I had spent weeks keeping my distance, pretending she wasn’t the one thing I wanted more than anything.
It all burned away.
Leaving only her.
Only this.
I backed her into the nearest wall, caging her in.
Her breath hi
