My heart pounded so hard it almost drowned out the hum of the air conditioner. It didn’t even feel cold anymore. It felt like the heat radiating off the man sitting way too close beside me had taken over the entire room.

Before I could stop myself, I turned to him and hissed under my breath, trying to keep my voice steady even though my irritation was leaking through.

“Can you keep your distance? You're acting like a ghost of yesterday, trying to hunt me when I did nothing to you."

He ...