Page 22 of Jase


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Because part of me—

A very reckless, very stupid part—

Wants to see what happens if I don’t move.

His hand shifts slightly near my head.

Not touching.

Almost.

Always almost.

“You’re shaking,” he murmurs.

“I’m cold.”

“Liar.”

I glare at him.

“You don’t know anything about me.”

A beat.

Then—

“I know enough.”

That shouldn’t affect me.

It does.

Too much.

I swallow.

Hard.

His gaze tracks the movement.

Oh.

That was a mistake.

A big one.

We’re too close.

There’s too much—

Everything.

I tilt my head back slightly.

Just enough—

And suddenly—