67. He's Out to Crush Her Again and Again

A stunned silence lingered.

Heidi paused and stared at him in shock, her chest heaving up and down.

Her ponytail loosened, and a portion of her hair cascaded down the side of her face. As she breathed heavily, her lips parted slightly, her wide milky eyes staring back at him.

Starkly aware of their proximity, and feeling a particular soft flesh pressed against his hard chest, a breath of air escaped from his lips and his throat dried up.

Heidi's heartbeat was a mess, her chest thumping nonstop. As Lucas reached up with his hand and pulled a hair strand behind her ear, letting his fingers graze the side of her neck, a strange sensation coursed down her system, igniting flames inside her.

Their heartbeats were prominent.

He wrapped all his fingers behind her nape, pulling her head down, while using his other hand, which was on her waist, to press her close to him.

When their lips touched, sparks exploded.

Heidi lost sense of reality. As Lucas sucked the air out of her, lavishi