L

. On the ice, I can spot a defenseman creeping u

the bright September sun next to my be

m Carter," Chase said, clapping a heavy hand on

olent, erratic thu

, her hair swept up in a neat claw clip, looking every bit the innocen

knew

rned into literal fire. And I definitely knew she wasn't as quiet as Chase claimed, considering the last time I had seen her,

ister. I was dead

into a slow, wicked grin just to mask the absolute panic cla

ne. Her jaw clenched so tight I thought her teeth might

id, her voice dripping with enoug

d, completely oblivious to the silent nuclear war happening

Chase, can you go ahead? I... I think I dropped my stud

come with?"

ared her throat, softening her tone. "No, i

olding to Chase. "I need to grab my sunglasses from my truck anyway. Keep

ll. "Lazy bastard. Fine. See yo

smile dropped from Ava's face. She whirled around and began marching toward

the angry sway of her hips. Fier

y from the bustling crowd of students, she spun around. She marc

d, her voice a lethal whisper

second my fingers wrapped around her pulse point, a memory of last night...of her gas

ing her feel the full weight of my height. "I live here, Red. I'm a senior. The real q

beautifully. "I didn't know! I didn't even know your name

The spicy scent of her perfume was messing with my head. "Is that all I was? Becaus

er my mouth, her eyes darting aro

her, taking in the fierce, defiant glare she was giving me. She was terrified of get

eling of my lips. "Listen to me, Liam. Nothing happened last night. Do you

ord boyfriend. "Right. The guy you were screaming

p into your bed

if the sheets were as s

our clothes practically brushed. "Look, Chase cannot find out. If he finds out, he will kill you, a

s drowning in guilt, and as much as I wanted to tease her, I wasn't a monster. And she was right about Chase. If he found out I

edge, becoming dead serious. "We bury it. I don

ing breath, her shoulders sa

eyes dropping to her lips before snapping back to her eyes. "I didn't steal anything from you last n

een us flared up like a struck match. For a second, neith

broke the spell, a

ther," she whispered, her

me standing alone under the trees, my hands shoved deep i

myself. You're just roo

ng up at the sky. It was going