Scott’s lips pressed gently to my forehead, his warmth lingering even after he pulled back from the kiss. He brushed a thumb across my cheek as if I were fragile like a baby, and for a fleeting moment, I melted into that tenderness. 

“Enjoy your first lesson,” he said, his voice smooth but purposeful. And then, before I could even beg him not to leave me with Ace, he tossed the car keys neatly to him. 

Ace caught them effortlessly, his grin spreading slowly and deliberately, like he ...