Caught Up (Into Darkness Trilogy)

by Navessa Allen

I watched her slump sideways onto the bed, laughing in a way that made my chest hurt. She sounded so free, so happy. I would have killed, literally, to feel that alive for once; I couldn’t even remember the last time I’d laughed.

What did those full lips look like when he smiled? Did those impossible eyes do anything but smolder?

I cared about her so much that I’d broken both our hearts to keep her safe.

I leaned in again, kissing her cheek, moving back until I caught her earlobe between my teeth. “Whatever you want, whenever you want it.”

It wasn’t fair, what he did to me, the way he scrambled my brain, the way my body responded to him. My mind screamed, Bad idea! but my hormones were like, Step aside, bitch.

Tears continued to stream down her face while she waited for me to answer, and the sight wrecked me. I hated that she was in pain, hated that I was the one hurting her.