Verena
The moment the door clicked shut, I turned to Daxton. “We do not have COVID. You didn’t show any symptoms and there wasn’t a time you were sick. So, why would you do that? The party was just getting started for crying out loud”
Something dark and amusing crawled through his eyes as he leaned forward, until his face was just inches away from mine. He was close, so close that my lungs hitched and my frustration was starting to fly away.
I hated the effect that he was starting to have on me. I hated how much his eyes affected me as he caged me in his arms.
I closed my eyes, trying to remind myself of the reasons that I was mad at him. But, his finger found my chin, tilting it up. “Open your eyes, Verena” His deep voice ricocheted against my chest.
I opened my eyes and as our ga
