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“Luna, I didn’t mean—”
“Zach, it’s fine.” She smiled but it never reached her eyes. “Thank you for a wonderful evening.” She shut the door and walked up the path to her house.
Shit. What the hell had I just done?
Luna
ONCE I REACHED MYroom, I grabbed my pillow, shoved my face into it and screamed. God, how stupid was I? I couldn’t believe I had told Zach that I loved him. It was the dumbest thing I had ever done.
I sighed, slumping on my bed and dropping my bag on the floor. This could not be happening.
Rising to my feet, I picked my bag up off the floor and tossed it on the chair in the corner of my bedroom. Maybe I should wake the girls up. Grab some wine and talk. I glanced at the clock. It was pushing four in the morning. The house was quiet, so I was stuck wallowing in my own self-pity.
A lump lodged its way into my throat, but I refused to cry. My mom taught me better than that. But I was pissed. No. I was furious. How the hell could Zach fool around with me only to throw it all back in my face?
A knock suddenly sounded on the door.
I frowned.
Rushing to it, I opened the door, finding Zach staring down at me. “Zach,” I breathed. “How did you get in?”
“I have my ways,” he muttered.
I glanced past him, finding Meadow walking back down the hall. She gave me a wink before slipping into her bedroom.
“What do you want?” I asked him, keeping a firm grip on the door.
His hands were shoved into his pockets, his dark hair was messy and unkempt. My body heated, remembering I had run my fingers through it not too long before.
Zach cleared his throat. “Luna.”
I swallowed hard at the husky tone of his voice and moved out of the doorway. Needing to put some distance between us, I headed to my dresser and pulled out some pajamas. “What are you doing here, Zach?”
“I came to apologize.”
“Why?” I turned on him. “Because you felt guilty? You felt sorry for the girl who was stupid enough to confess her feelings for you? Or better yet, you felt like it was the right thing to do because your parents raised you well.” I rolled my eyes, slamming the dresser drawer closed.
“Careful, Moonbeam.”
The delicious undertone of his threat washed over my skin. “Or else what, Zach?” I met his gaze in the reflection of the mirror. “I’m not perfect. I’m not tall. I have curves that will never go away no matter how many miles I run. I have freckles because I love the sun. Oh, and my hair will never be perfect either. Is that the issue?” I couldn’t stop the word vomit from leaving my mouth.
“Luna.” He shut the door and took a step toward me. “Youareperfect. More than perfect. You’re damn near flawless.”
“Then why the hell did it take you so long to make a move?” I threw at him, spinning on my heel. “Why after all this time?”
“Because I was fucking scared,” he said, his voice raising. “And I’m scared for you too. I’m scared what my darkness will do to you. You’ve always been too damn important for me to risk it. I’ve been selfish because I’ve needed you so much but was scared to risk a relationship and losing you. Is that what you wanted to hear, Luna? You want to hear how a grown man is fucking terrified because of these feelings. Or how lately I can’t do anything because you fucking distract me. I don’t want to hurt you but fuck me, I want to rip open your soul. I want to fuck you so hard, you feel me for the rest of your damn life.” He took another step in my direction. “But right now, all I can think about is shoving my cock down your throat to shut your sassy mouth up. Is that what you wanted to hear?”
My heart jumped, my skin tingling under his intense scrutiny, but no words left my mouth.
“Nothing to say now?” He closed the distance between us but didn’t touch me. “Don’t want to accuse me of anymore shit?”
“I’m not one of your sluts,” I whispered.
He chuckled, the sound dark and inviting. It was as if the devil himself were standing in front of me and saying, ‘Come here, little girl. Let me give you a piece of candy.’
“No.” Zach leaned toward me, brushing his nose along the side of my cheek. “You are definitely not like the previous women I’ve been with. None of them were brunette.”
I frowned. “So you fucked women who didn’t have brown hair?”
