Chapter twenty-one
“Let’s go,” Lucky said, his tone clipped, already back to business.
The shift was so abrupt it almost made me dizzy. One second, his mouth had been on mine—warm, urgent, devastating—and the next, he was stepping away as if nothing had happened, as if he hadn’t just cracked something open inside my chest.
I nodded because nodding was easier than speaking, easier than admitting my heart was still hammering against my ribs like it was trying to escape. I followed him toward the exit, my legs moving on instinct more than intention.
The door swung open, and the cool dawn air hit me like a slap, sharp and bracing. It raised goosebumps along my arms, dragged me back into my body. Back into the world where consequences existed.
But the kiss lingered anyway.
It stayed in t
