Chapter55:

There’s a pause, a moment of silence, as though time stands still. A buzz between us kills all last traces of my emotional breakdown, and I forget to breathe. Dane is locked onto my gaze. His lips parted slightly because his breathing is as labored as mine, and he seems poised to say something. It’s a sizzle and tingle like something out of a romance book, and I forget everything else for a moment except his eyes on mine. I’m aware of how wrapped my body is in his and how his arms around me have gotten noticeably tighter.  We stand there staring, held fast and unable to speak, lips so close I can feel his breath on mine, and it tingles crazily. “I’ll stop lying to you. Just promise me you’ll stay away from Jordan and those assholes, Kales. None of them are worthy of you.” Dane breaks the tension and the spell of longing for him to kiss me with those low, husky words, and I’m reminded of what he said in the kitchen that day. Sobering my stupid head, I wriggle to be released from his hol