Chapter 60

All three of their rooms were on the second floor. Stefan's and Cassidy's rooms were right across from each other. Zoe's room was farther down at the end of the hall. Cassidy returned to her room and worked on her thesis for a while. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. She opened the door, and Stefan was there, tall and lean. Her breath caught. "Stefan? What are you doing here?" His dark eyes held hers, his voice low and rough. "Yeah. I need to talk to you." Her pulse quickened. "About what?" He didn't answer. Instead, he stepped closer, closing the distance, and pressed his lips to hers. Cassidy froze. Stefan turned, pressing her against the door, and kissed her, gentle but full of heat. Ever since their kiss the other day, he kept finding excuses to kiss her. Sometimes it was a quick kiss on the forehead, sometimes on the cheek. Other times, it was a slow, lingering kiss that left them both breathless—just like now. This time, though, there was an urgency to him. Cassi