Evaline:
The room became too quiet the moment Draven left.
The echo of the door clicking shut after him was what cracked something inside me. I stood there frozen with my back still against the dresser. My lips were tingling with the memory of his kiss while my heart was thudding wildly like it hadn't realized he was gone.
"What just happened…?" I whispered aloud and touched my lips, as if the pressure of my own fingers would somehow erase what had just transpired. But it didn't. It only made it more real.
I kissed him back.
Goddess.
I kissed Draven back!
The thought sent a chill down my spine. Not because it was unpleasant... it wasn't. It was the opposite. That was the problem. I kissed the youngest Rogue Alpha back and for a moment, I wanted it. I wanted him.
And now that he was gone, I was finally able to breathe again. Only, every breath felt like a lie.
