**Aria POV

Feeling as though I would throw up, I violently pushed Noah away from me, knocking him into the wall.

Noah looked at me in shock. A look of hurt crossed his face at the realization that I had just rejected him after tempting him, after I had kissed him back and encouraged him.

A look of confusion was there as well—confusion that I shared.

“I’m sorry!” I managed to get out before needing to contain another wave of ...