Chapter 33 Settling for Less

The tunnel lights outside the window flickered like a psychedelic display. Noelle's heartbeat grew thunderous. She didn't dislike close physical contact with Hunter, or she wouldn't have fallen for him during their first kiss. That being said, kisses were all she allowed them to share. But she couldn't offer him real commitment. She snapped out of her daze, her fingers pressing against his chest as she tried to put some distance between them. Hunter felt this and released her just as the bus exited the tunnel. Noelle's face glowed in the buttery sunlight, but it made the blush that stole across her cheeks all the more obvious. She turned away from Hunter, refusing to look at him as she willed her breathing to calm. Her phone pinged with a message from Hunter. "What were you smiling about earlier?" Exasperated, but amused, Noelle glanced at Hunter to find him staring at her. He could steal souls with those alluring eyes. She cursed him for being so devastatingly handsome, then