-ASHER- I yanked the car door open and said it again, slower this time, each word sharp and loaded. "Get. In. The. Car." There’s only so much a man can take. And Mia—soaked through, yoga pants hugging her like a second skin, white T-shirt clinging to every curve, wavy hair dripping and wild—was looking at me like she wanted me to lose control. As if she were daring me to f**k her on the hood of the car. She was pushing me to the edge, and I was barely holding on. I silently begged Jake to show up. I needed something to break the tension, to stop the spiral before I did something I couldn’t take back. Mia climbed into the back seat, the leather squishing under her. I followed, keeping space between us, though every muscle twitched to close it. "Where’s Jake?" I asked, my jaw clenche

