Still enveloped in Mason’s arms, I felt him look over his shoulder. “It’s fine. I’ll take care of her.”
“You sure? She freaked.” Adam’s voice sounded far away.
I sucked in my breath as his hand ran down my face and arm. I didn’t want the moment to end. I wanted to make it last as long as it could because when the real world came back, I knew there would be consequences, serious consequences, and I couldn’t think about them now. The damage was done. I was already in his arms. My mom said not to see him and I had already broken that rule once.
“Yeah, she’s fine.” Mason’s voice had a rough edge to it.
“Who’s she scared of?”
I held my breath again as Heather joined the conversation.
Mason stiffened beneath me. He hated explaining himself. I lifted my head this time and looked at her. Slo
