Polly's body stilled as Rael’s lips met hers. It happened in a second. Polly hadn’t really believed he’d kiss her for real, so the moment his lips touched hers, her heart skipped a beat.

Her eyes flew open in shock as his hands came around her neck, pulling her in as he sucked on her lower lip.

She could hear her heartbeat so loudly that she thought it might burst out of her chest.

Slowly, her eyes fluttered shut as everything else faded. The only thing she could feel was him -his ...