Axel exhales roughly, and I glance up, then freeze. His green eyes flicker like dying embers, locked on my mouth. Heat flies through me, and my body sways toward him. His head bends, the world melting away as my heart thunders. It’s like The Charades Kiss all over again, those beautiful eyes locked on my mouth, air rushing from his lungs, our mouths close, closer— The dog’s loud bark outside the door shatters the moment, wrenching us apart.
