14

Thalia

I moaned into his mouth as our tongues touched each other. Our kiss escalated quickly as he pushed my back onto the wall.

"Jump," he said.

I quickly followed his instructions. I jumped into his arms and he carried me to his table, placing me down as we continued kissing.

I honestly don't know how we even got here. I only planned on hugging him out of joy, but then we suddenly started kissing.

How did we even get here anyway?

Let’s rewind back a couple of minutes.

I hugged him out of gratefulness. I thought I was going to sacrifice myself and go to Sir Charles' territory to resolve this situation, but Luciano stayed with me throughout the week, untiringly looking for evidence to bring him down.

"We did it," I said.

He was surprised for a second, but he eventually returned the hug. I felt so warm in his arms, so I snuggled deeper into his chest, breathing in his scent.

He let out a chuckle. "Did you just sniff me?"

I glared at him and playfully pinched his bicep. "Shut