katie's POV

Chapter 128

Katie's POV

There were boys before him, but kisses leading to nothing wouldn’t count.

I couldn’t let them do their thing. I had an innate distrust for men and disliked the idea of being physical with them.

Doing that with anyone was a big deal for me.

Yet this is not that. I mean, this could happen at the airport. Right?

But no matter how I spin it, this done by Cephus is an entirely different matter.

So, no wonder my nails scrape the wall, and my legs shake when he pulls up behind me, and his body heat rolls over me.

Electrical currents zip through my skin while his body heat makes me sweat despite the air conditioning in the room.

It’s like the air between us has created a magnetic field that pulls us toward each other and me back into his chest.

A mix of fear, anticipation, and unfamiliar titillation sweeps through me.

I’ve been close to him before.

I asked him to stay with me last night so I could sleep.

He lay on the bed next to me, and his hand rested on my head.

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