Chapter 5

In the dark, his mouth moved, each word a temptation. I wasn’t even angry. Instead, I was furious with the urge to pin him down. The second I registered what I was thinking, a jolt ran through me. I shoved him away with a sudden, rough push, spinning around in a hurry, ready to make a break for it. But before my hand touched the doorknob, I was yanked onto the bed. Abel kissed me wildly, Like a little beast attacking. “Abel!” I almost took to flight. But he pulled back first. His strong arms braced on either side of me, his dark eyes like pools. “Simon, haven’t you figured it out yet?” His hot breath hit my ear. My heart seemed to stop for an instant. Shock, desire, even a surge of possessiveness. I didn’t know what to do. Abel’s voice softened. “Simon, don’t leave me, please?” Like a spell, I reached out to brush his tear-streaked, flushed eyelids. “Don’t cry.” “I promise you.” He managed a weak smile. “What about Eric…?” “He and I, it was all just an