My heart was still racing from the moment I'd shut my eyes. But when I opened my eyes, the angry expression on his face had changed to pain. Actual pain. His eyebrows knitted together. His jaw clenched. His breathing changed. His chest rose heavily and his eyes remained locked directly onto mine. I stared at him with confusion because Dawson didn't look this vulnerable. A low groan escaped him and my confusion deepened further. "Dawson?" He didn't answer. I blinked and my confusion quickly turned into alarm. "Dawson?" His expression twisted again as though he was fighting something. I immediately reached for him. "Dawson, what's wrong?" My hand barely brushed against his arm before he instantly slapped my hand away. "Don't touch me!" He said between his teeth. I gasped

