“You want to know what I think, Nuisance?” Azeer stops in his tracks and checks his surroundings before sparing me his undivided attention. The heat in my cheeks intensifies. “I think there’s something about you that’s just . . . impossible to ignore.” His gaze travels from the crown of my head to the tips of my toes. “It’s fucking unfair, Alina, and yet, I can’t even be mad about it.”

