Chapter 12

Astrid’s POV

His words vibrated against my skin, low and dangerous, seeping straight into my veins like poison I couldn’t resist.

“You’re driving me insane, Astrid Cole.”

The sound of it, the way my name rolled off his tongue–it burned through me, leaving a wildfire I didn’t know how to contain.

I couldn’t think.

Rhett’s body was pressed against mine, hard and unyielding, his heat suffocating, his hold on me inescapable. The towel clung to me like a ...