Allison's POV

My chest rose and fell, my breath coming in pauses as he pranced closer and closer to me. He brushed his thumb on his lips, grinning with the whole of his face. His whole body swung predatorily for me while I retreated further from him.

It wasn't that I was afraid of him. I was afraid of something more. I was afraid he’d waken that hidden desire for him that breathed somewhere in the rungs of my belly if he kissed me again. The same desire I wanted desperately to die inside of ...