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“That’s different.”
“No, it’s not.”
“Believe me, it is.”
Her eyes heated. “And there you go again, making my heart trip and my belly clench and those damn butterflies fly like maniacs inside me.”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“I’m talking about you, you idiot! Me and you. This. Whatever this is. It’s been there since we first met and it’s only getting worse.”
“You saved my life, Neri. Of course, there’s going to be a connection—”
“And you saved mine. That makes us even. You said it so yourself. So why hasn’t this—whatever it is—faded? Why does it keep getting stronger? Why do I catch you watching me as if you feel the same exact way, only for you to hide it the moment I—”
“You’re underage. You’re Jack and Anna’s daughter. You’re—”
“Going out of my mind.” She groaned.
I sucked in a breath, my fingers burning where I held her. “Look, let’s just forget about this and—”
“Joel kissed me tonight. My first official kiss that wasn’t CPR.” Her lips stretched into a sarcastic smile. “He’s older than me. He’s seventeen, yet had no qualms at all about—”
“Enough.” My grip tightened as fresh rage poured through me. “I’ve heard all I want to know about that bastard sticking his tongue down your throat.”
“Why?” Her eyes glittered dangerously. “Jealous, Aslan? Is that why you’re angry? You’re not pissed off I went for a midnight swim, but because I kissed him?”
My jaw clenched. My teeth ached. I struggled to control my temper.
She made it worse by saying, “Want to know why I went for that swim in the first place?” She wedged the gift I’d bought her against her heart. “Seeing her kiss you? Seeing the way she touched you? It made every part of me feel as if I’d explode.”
Fuck, I know the feeling.
“At least someone wants to kiss me,” she murmured. “At least I can try to move on with someone if you’re not strong enough to touch me yourself.”
Fury roared.
I tripped well and truly over my limit. “O sadece seni öpmek istemiyor. Seni sikecek ve sonra seni tamamen unutacak.”
Her crystal-blue eyes narrowed, glowing in the moonlight. “What did you say?”
“I said he doesn’t just want to kiss you. He’ll fuck you and forget all about you.”
“Maybe that’s what you should do so you could forget all about me,” she snapped. “Go on. No one will know. We’re alone. The government won’t know. My parents won’t know. You could fuck me, Aslan, and—”
I threw her away, tripping backward, my hands burning and heart smoking as if she’d burned me alive.
“Dur.” I choked. “Fuck’s sake, Neri. Dur.”
“What does—”
“It means stop.”
Raking both hands over my face, I growled into my palms, “It’s late, and you’ve been drinking.”
“I’m not drunk.” She planted her feet into the golden-silver sand and raised her jaw.
I caught her stare as she sniffed. “I’m so sick of this. I’m sick of you thinking you have to take care of me. I’m sick of you looking at me as if you don’t see me. I’m sick of—”
