•DIORA• "Oh, shut it. If I wanted to hurt you, I would have run you over the minute you barged into the road." He hissed through clenched teeth, tossing my bag in the backseat of his car. He yanked the door open and surprisingly helped me into the front seat as gently as he could. When he retracted, the skin of his cheek skimmed mine and I shivered, sucking in a breath. His eyes darted to mine when he noticed my sharp intake of breath. His eyes—they were so stunning up close. I held my breath for a second, tossed into a weave of puzzle as I wondered how it was possible that he looked like Axel. The hot breath he released fanned the skin of my face and I felt goosebumps sprout all over my skin. I felt him reach for something and his hands brushed my waist in the process. They burned thro