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Most girls e would have no doubt screamed and cried and thrown themselves at Dax as soon as they saw him

I wasn’t irls

For one, the whole celebrity thing didn’t faze est rock legend in thewith celebrities of every variety from birth

For another, I’d already met Dax on several other occasions, and he left a lot to be desired He was full of hi a hell of a lot stronger from the way his eyes were dilated Each ti me out, but I wasn’t interested

No one had ever really interested me Not until Braxton

Realizing I was alone in a room with Dax had rabbed me and kissed me

I’d been so shocked, it had taken a few heartbeats before I’d started to fight hier than et him to release me

PopPop savedhim in the face

I’d stepped back, scrubbing

It wasn’t a gentle kiss, nor was it full of passion It was greedy and violent I didn’t feel wanted; I felt violated and asha I could still taste it on ue, and it made me shudder every time I licked my lips

He’d stolen it My first kiss was taken from me

I couldn’t give it to Braxton or anyone else now

It was only a kiss; it wasn’t like he’d gropedspecial, dirty and used, and I realized no one would ever want to kiss me now

My pho

ne blaringa hand overand sed the lump that had filled my throat I didn’t want to talk to her—or anyone else—but it was her birthday, so I couldn’t just let her go to voice mail

Picking it up, I walked over to“Happy birthday, Mia!” I greeted as chipperly as I could, given that I was still fighting tears