Avery’s pov

His blue eyes pierced through me across the in a way that made me tingle. I bit my lowe Oom, causing my body to stir lip, rolling it between my teeth as I studied him just as intensely as he was studying me.

He’s breathing is hasty, the rise and fall of his chest captivating me. The gleam of sweat on his skin, the way his muscles look so toned.

He lift his hand and wipe the sweat off his brow, his blue eyes peering into my soul. “What are you doing here?”

I swallowed, my fingers shaking a tad bit. I interlocked them, fiddling so he’d not notice my reaction. “I-

I looked around the gym. There wasn’t anyone else but him here. But still, I didn’t want him to know I came all this way on foot, looking like a hot mess because I craved to see him. I needed an excuse, something that will not make me seem so….desiring of him.

“I-I swallowed and brought my eyes back to him. “I came here to sign up.” I cleared my throat and tried to straighten my shoulders to seem as though I was not trembling inwardly by having his eyes on me.

A sleek brow rise and I see the flicker of the beginning of amusement in his eyes. “Sign up?”

I lift my chin, making a little humph sound. “Yes. To sign up. I want to learn boxing.”

This sounded ridiculous even to my own ears. But come to think of it, it sounds good. Maybe I will sign up and learn. Those nightmares that have been plaguing my mind every time I close my eyes have made me restless and feel weak.

I no longer want to feel weak.

word slowly on his tongue, frowning as if he could t believe I had

said I want to learn how to box. What is wrong with that? You don’t

eyes touched. I crossed my

up for boxing?” That one arched brow raised even higher

scoffed. “You’ve been skipping class a lot lately and I haven’t questioned you about it.” I

he let out a small chuckle.

step forward. “And someone is asking too many unnecessary questions. Now,” I looked around the

emotions are pushed behind the curtain in his eyes and he turns around and says with a sigh over

back. “I

whipped around, now glaring at me. “What part of stay away

to be humiliated. “Because I don’t understand! Goddammit Xade! I don’t know why I am supposed to stay away from you!

firm step forward until I

bare when he stares at me. It’s like he knows every

my stomach when he opened his mouth, only for it to dwindle when he turned around, giving me his back while he said over

I

The warmth that his body radiated and brushed against me is now no longer comforting me, but freezing me to death.

as I grind them, gritting as I shoot arrows of anger toward his stiff back. “Fine,” I breathed

back around, his eyes now darker than before, more irritated. “Go Avery,” he said as a warning under his

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