Sinfull Kiss

d through the air, blending with the sharp tang of burning wood. I hugged the edge of the gathering, cradling a m

escape, a magnetic pull that made my pulse race and my skin crawl all at once. He hadn't spoken to me since last

l voice piercing through the murmur of the group. I forc

aid, the lie sitting

. He was watching me again. His gaze was relentless,

ng into background noise as he stepped closer. I felt him befo

ust for me, and it carried a thread of so

t him. "I'm not

ia

sharp. I clenched my mug tighter,

ou," I replied, my voice steady de

pped closer, the space between us

im, my eyes locking on his

t smirk, but there was no hu

ck, but he mirrored the movem

" he asked, his tone a maddenin

," I shot back,

id, his words quiet but fo

e world around us disappeared, the voices, the laughter, the fire itself fading in

ch was light, almost accidental, but it sent a jolt through me. I hated the way my bo

," he murmured, his voice drop

ust for a moment. And that

wasn't soft or tentative-it was fire, consuming and inescapable. M

melted into him, for the way my fingers curle

oke away, my chest heaving as I stumbled back. My

ity and something sharper. The firelight cast her features in s

voice calm but pointed.

dable. His hands fell to his sides, but

uickly, my voice sh

ected smoothly, his ton

d between us, her brow

too quickly.

elt like a child caught sneaking out past curfew

e suggested she didn't believe me. "Come ba

my legs felt leaden as I walked away. Behind me

ver. If anything,