Avery’s pov

My breath hitches and my heart rate spikes to an alarming pace. Tingles race through me and I am lost in his gaze, unable to rip my eyes away from the hunger swirling in those blues while he stared intensely at my lips.

“I-I swallowed, my tongue moving between my lips to trace around for any remains of the sugar icing of the donut. Xade watched the action like a hawk. His eyes burning through me.

He let out a sound that resembled a groan and moan, which collected the attention of the girl who was walking by. She stared at us both in intrigue and amusement and I flushed, quickly moving aside and telling Xade to hurry up in.

The last thing I want is to be the talk around here. Girls….can be very talkative when they want to be. And rumors spread like wildfire.

His tall broad frame instantly felt way too huge in the small room, dominating the air around us instantly the second I close the door behind him. A shiver race down my spine and I shifted on my foot to hide the way he affected me.

Calm down, Avery.

“Well,” I drawled awkwardly and low, walking over to my bed and sitting down. Xade’s blue swirls followed my every move. I flipped my hair over my shoulder.

I would have offered you a sit,” I murmured, trying to get a hold of my thoughts. “But I don’t think you deserve one nor do I think you’ll stay that long.”

Xade’s eyebrow raised, a teasing smirk playing on his lips. “Such hostility from such a petite little woman. Cute.”

my arms across my chest to appear unaffected and firm. The last thing he needs is to know that his presence brought warmth to me. Warmth that I was missing in the three days I

when his eyes roamed my figure in that way that

tell me your excuses on why you stood me up?” I tipped

boots clapping against the floors, his eyes pinning me down until I couldn’t breathe. “Not an excuse V,” he murmured. “I’ve been sick and…dealing with some stuff. Not showing up wasn’t my intention. I’d never

words but I didn’t want to show him that I’d already melted the ice, so I looked away and pin my eyes on the wall instead. “I don’t know, you did tell me to stay away. This

me, towering over me with his huge frame. I lift up my head,

my eyes and he groaned, taking a step back, running his hand through his messy hair. “I’ll be there at the gym around six. If you’re still up for it,

sweet and then cold the

my fingers wrap around his arm, I pulled back like he burnt me, which honestly felt like he did. He was scorching hot. His skin felt like it was

sick? Do you have a fever?” I questioned, squirming slightly when he

frowned, lifting his finger to his nose. “Just a

little fever. I took a step forward, about to touch him once more when he pulled back. “I should get going. I’ll see

brows furrowed. He’s battling a huge fever and he’s asking about training. “Maybe we should postpone

he grits. “I’m

the little distance between us and lift my hand to cup his cheeks. My palm brush over the little stubble. This time instead of pushing me away, he

not,” I whispered.

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