Scarlet’s POV

“Don’t do anything stupid, Kanan.”

I muttered, but something dark flashed through his eyes as he lifted my gaze to his.

The cold night breeze slapped against my skin. but I barely noticed. All I could feel was Kanan, close enough that the heat radiating from him brushed against my skin. My pulse hammered in my chest, and I wanted to step back, but I couldn’t. My body had other ideas.

He tried to reach into my mind, but I shut him out.

“Scarlet,” he murmured, ...