Luca's POV

She wanted me just as I wanted her, I thought as I shut the door behind me, stepping out of her room. Her skepticism says it all. The fact that she couldn't look me directly in the eye and tell me she doesn't want me told me everything. But I had promised I wouldn't force her. And I wouldn't. Would I? I asked myself, grinding my jaw hard.

Every inch of my body screamed for me to turn back, but I kept on. My soul burned so much for her that each step away from her door dropped a ...