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Jase Cross

My enemy And yet, the only person I trust

Fear used to consus into my wrists, not an ounce of it exists His dark eyes flicker,the back wall of the room

My gaze lingers as he ss too, highlighting the stubble that travels fros ht in that dip, as if he’s vulnerable there

With broad shoulders and a s look in his dark eyes, Jase is ain the fire’s light as he looks down at me force my heart to flicker as well

The gold flecks in his irises spark, and I’m lost in a trance So much so that I freely admit what I never have before as I say, “I love it too”

I swear I see the hint of a sone before I’m certain

I shouldn’t have said that I shouldn’t have given him more power than he already has

Jase Cross will be my downfall

Jase

One month earlier

It’s a sloppyat the bit of blood still drying on my oxfords, I know I’ve

And it’s all because of her She’s a distraction A distraction I can’t afford

The thick laces run along ertips as I untie the, I conte that could have happened if I hadn’t seen it just now I rub the blood between ers, then wipe it off with a napkin fro the napkin inside of one before grabbing a new pair fro them on