Avery’s pov

The air around us feel electric, something like zapping electricity swirling through the air circling us two alone. The music drones out in my ears and suddenly I can no longer hear the chatter of anyone else but hear his breathing.

His hand lingers in my waist, the heat of his fingers somehow sinking into my skin. I shuddered, pulling in a long drag of air. I am in a trance and unable to move my eyes off his.

Blue. So blue.

He gripped me harder, his pupils dilating oddly and I could have sworn I saw a flash of something strange in his eyes, a flicker of red. But it must have been the stupid disco light they had hanging from the ceiling.

Suddenly I am pulled out of my daze when Melissa slides up to me, her voice sharp with fake confusion and worry. “Avery I’ve told you many times you must watch where you’re going,” her sultry eyes slide over to the mysterious hot guy and her eyes twinkle as though she had just got a new favorite toy.

“I’m sorry for that hottie, my friend can be so clumsy,” Melissa flirted and twirled her hair.

Her stare unnerved me and I found myself subconsciously grinding my teeth and glaring at her while she stared at my mysterious guy with love struck eyes.

My guy?

I reddened at the thought, my eyes shifting over to him slowly only to be surprised that his eyes were on me the entire time and had not spared a glance at Melissa. “Are you okay?” His hoarse voice questioned, his stunning eyes rolling down my frame and making me shiver.

I smiled and nod, trying

nudged me slightly, giving me that look that

mysterious hot guy under my lashes. “You

a fly could enter. ”

I flushed red with embarrassment, the mysterious guy looked at me with a quirked amused brow,

even

started and swallowed. “I’m going to take that fresh air now,” I mumbled, wanting the floor to open up and swallow me whole.

voice in my head praying that he’d follow me to the porch. I wanted to speak to him alone…after all I didn’t

relieved that everyone had left and went to party inside. The cool air brushed against my skin,

sighed, my belly knotting. Will he follow after me? I rolled my lower lip between my teeth and bit down on the flesh, waiting with

I heard it, the door opening and closing. My pulse quickened and I prayed it

his tall frame in front of the door, staring right at me with a look that

a mere stranger

fingers gripping the banisters hard when he approaches me, his eyes staring at me with an intensity that makes my knees weaken. I lean my bottom against the banister for support, my breathing coming

his gaze flickers through the glass of his soul and I gasped, never seeing such pure emotion before. “Why do I feel like I know you?”

cheeks. His eyes flicked lower, to my throat, to

set hard and it’s like he is straining to contain himself. “I shouldn’t be here with you

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