CHAPTER FIVE
OLIVE
We spring apart right away. My heart is beating so fast I’m dizzy, and I struggle to stay on my feet. Inside I’m feeling a bit panicked, but I can’t stop smiling. When I look at Axel, he’s smiling too.
He takes my arm and runs for the door. I’m laughing now, having more fun than I’ve had in a year. Someone’s shouting, coming after us, but we’re too quick for them. We run down the street until we reach Axel’s bike, strap on our helmets, and zoom out of there.
The wind whips my hair back, and I shake as I hold on to Axel’s waist. God, that was intense. That kiss … that kiss was nothing a first kiss should be, and everything I’ve always dreamed of.
Unable to help myself, I nuzzle against Axel’s back. We can’t really talk while riding the bike, but I feel so close to hi
