2.23- Take Me

If she let herself go with him, if she really let herself go, forgetting the contractual nature of their deal, she was afraid that she would lose her heart and herself.

Victor is a man who is determined not to love. She could give him her heart, but he would never give it back; the effects would be devastating.

The wisest thing to do is to back away from him. Put some distance between them, take a few deep breaths, and remember that the worst thing she can do is get caught up in their relationship, forgetting, even for a moment, that it's not real.

"Victor—" She tried to find the words to explain, suppressing the urgency in her heart, but he was so close to her that the battle inside her felt like a losing battle.

"Yes?"

He was very close. Their bodies are nearly one piece, and the heat of the day is nothing compared to the heat they generate. Did he feel it too? She had to believe he did. After all, he's the one advocating that their relationship became physical. What if he was di