Aurora pov

“Are you alright?” I asked, searching his face, wondering what he was hiding from me.

“I’m fine,” he replied quietly, his voice calm but distant.

I didn’t believe him. I kept staring at him, trying to read what he wasn’t saying. And before I knew what was happening, his hand slid up my neck, firm but careful, and he pulled me closer.

Then he kissed me.

I froze for a heartbeat, stunned by how sudden it was. My breath hitched as I pulled back slightly, my brows ...