My heart raced like a goddamn engine. Thank the Goddess for strong ribs, because surely, she would have broken out and fallen to the floor like a fish out of water.
Ghost walks ahead of me, his long legs taking strides that were damn near impossible to keep up with without jogging.
Maybe he was thinking the same thing as I was. The distance he put between us was like a safety because my scent was just as intoxicating to him as his was to mine.
He turned a corner, heading back towards our rooms, and I sped up my pace, running into his chest as I rounded the same corner.
Ghost took a step back, placing his hand against the wall and leaning over me while his nostrils flared as he pinned me beneath his angry gaze.
For the first time ever, I felt truly frozen.
This man was dif
