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The words rang loud in my ears. I should be running from this man, he was getting too close. My heart was misbehaving and forgetting the boundaries we had set years ago. But still, here I was, yearning for his touch.
I had always wondered what his lips would taste like. Would they be bitter and cold like the exterior he portrayed to the world? Or would they be deliciously sweet and irresistible like his entire aura?
I don’t know if it was me who moved first or if it was him, but suddenly, the distance slowly began to disappear. Inch by inch, our lips drew closer together. All I needed to do was lean forward, and then my lips would be on his.
My eyes fluttered closed, my lips awaiting his to meet mine.
Closer and closer and…
“The Calvary has arrived!” A familiar voice broke through the thick bubble that Daniel and I had created.
I jumped away from him like I had been burned by an intense fire. I turned to see Sebastian, Xander, and Arthur standing in front of a large black SUV in a parking spot close to the front of the convenience store. Arthur looked amused, Xander looked extremely annoyed, and Seb had this knowing smile on his face that I wanted nothing more than to wipe off.
“You called for roadside assistance?” Arthur smiled at the two of us, his eyes gleaming with mischief.
If the ground wanted to swallow me whole, now would have been the perfect time.
I cleared my throat and patted my hands on my yoga pants. “Yes, we did.”
I couldn’t bring myself to look at Daniel, mostly because I was scared of what expression his face would show. What we had done—or rather, almost done—could not be repeated. That was too close for comfort, even by my standards.
Daniel Sinclair had been nothing but an intriguing flame, but now he had morphed into this dangerous blazing inferno that would burn me alive if I wasn’t careful.
Chapter eighteen
Uneasy Rider
Selena
Awkward.Thatwastheonly word I could use to describe the car ride to the lake house. I was lodged between Daniel and Xander, my ex-fling, which physically was uncomfortable due to their size, but both men had been glaring at each other the entire way. I had no idea what was up their asses, but the tension in the car was suffocating.
“Have I mentioned you look sexy as fuck, Selly?” Xander was never one to shy away from flirting with me. But since the moment they pulled up to the gas station, he had been laying it on thick.
We had a good thing going, and the sex had been decent, but we had ended over a couple of years ago. We had run our course, and now we were friends.
Sure, he wanted to keep going, but I had my fill. I never stayed in one place too long; I didn’t want to risk the chance of things growing. Not that I had any feelings towards Xander. I was attracted to him, but there was nothing emotional there. It was all just sex—with a sexy fireman who helped to fulfill my wildest fantasies. Undoubtedly, he was my best up until this point, but it didn’t warrant a second round. I always warned men not to fall in love with me.
But the man sitting to my left, on the other hand. Now he was trouble with a capital T. He was not a safe area to be in. His waters were too turbulent and his actions too unpredictable, and I was but a mere lifeboat trying to stay afloat. He already got under my skin in the worst way possible way, and I couldn’t risk him getting to my heart.
My phone buzzed in my hand, and when I took it out, my heart dropped. There was no need for me even to message Lucas. It was Marcus; I was more than sure of it.
Unknown: where did you go, Lena?
My blood ran cold. He was taunting me; he wanted me to know that he was watching. It was him, and I was more than certain. I had spent over half a decade running, but somehow, he had found me.
I quickly deleted the message and put my phone back in my pocket. Luckily, Xander was too busy talking to Seb to pay attention to my sudden change in mood, but Daniel had noticed—he always noticed.
“Everything okay?” His voice's sincerity almost made me believe that this man cared about me. “You look pale.”
I swallowed the emotion that had built its home in the middle of my throat. “Sitting next to you makes me nauseous. Your rich man perfume is a little hard to stomach.”
Xander chuckled.
He frowned and turned away from me, grumbling some inaudible words. It was better to be hostile than to admit the truth.
Daniel was too damn prospective for his own good, and the last thing I needed was him on my case.
“How are the kids Seb?” There was no use thinking about Marcus. I needed to be present in the here and the now. “Ella, get any new boyfriends?”
