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He pressed his face into ainst my skin “I’m sorry”

“Why?”

“I shouldn’t have let hiet to you,” he said “I should have had you stay with me”

“Don’t talk like that” I pressed ainst his chest and made him look at my face “Nathan, we did e could I could have done it differently, too But it happened Noe’ll do it right”

He nodded and leaned in, pressing his forehead to mine “I’m still sorry After what happened to me at the lake, and thenthe masks”

After al killed, I understood why he was upset It could have happened to me

But it hadn’t It just could have However, Mr Blackbourne had told us often not to play a what if game, and I was pretty sure that worked with this We could only do so much, prepare for e knew We couldn’t prep for everything We were in the Acadeet through it

Instead of letting hi hihness of coarse facial hair at my palms

He redirected his attention to me, and his eyes fell to my lips

My heart raced Without thinking, ed him toward me

His lips locked on to mine

I kept holding his cheeks and kissed him The only pressure was on my side at first He re

I kept going I’d drag hi to pull myself out of it as well

Slowly, he caain His lips moved slowly at first, and I slowed down to his speed He kissedainst the console between us

The pressure delighted and thrilled h with me excited me to no end It was always different from the others It wasn’t wild like North, or calm and sweet like Kota

This was Nathan, natural and unbridled It was all slow, deep A hungry passion

And I felt itand nearly lifting me out of the seat

I broke the kiss to breathe against his cheek, and he lowered his head, kissing his way down to my neck He nipped once and then locked down and sucked hard at my skin, close to my ear

I gasped, inhaled again and gripped at his shoulders We were breaking the rules by hanging out here ere supposed to be grounded to somewhere with other people, but I needed this, and I sensed he needed it, too

He tugged at ain, and then his body jarred the center console, like he’d break it with his own body just to get to me

I gripped him harder and breathed out “Nathan”

A rapping at thestartled us both Nathan launched himself away from me and turned

Danielle stood in the dark, hovering over the , blinking in She banged on theagain “Idiot What the hell are you doing?”

“Fucking shit,” he said He rolled down the , breathless and growling “What the hell do you want?”

“What are you doing out here?” she screeched at hiive you a break and you’re out hereit up I swear”

“How did you knoas us?” he asked

“You’re parked outside my house, dipshit I came out to see who it was”

I hadn’t realized it, but ithin view of her house Did she recognize the car, too? She took a risk approaching it We could have been anyone

Nathan lowered the growl in his tone but still barked at her “We’re going” He put his hand on the stick to change gears to get us out of park He paused and looked at her “Who were youout here?”

She glared at him “None of your business”

“You came out to a randoht You’re going somewhere”

She pointed at hier extended toward his nose “I’ and why she’s not with Kota or Silas Do you want to give ? Because I think we both know you can get off your high”

She paused as another car ca us slow

Nathan squinted out the rearview mirror and then turned fully in the seat “Who is that?”

“I don’t know,” Danielle said “I don’t recognize the car”

“I do,” I said, gazing out at the brown sedan “That’s Mr Morris”

“The teacher?” Danielle asked

Nathan turned to her, reaching out to her to grip her by the aret into your house and stay put right now, I’ll kill you” He let her go and barked at her “Go Now”

She backed toward the house and disappeared inside