For a moment, there was only the sound of our shallow breaths mingling in the silence. His eyes met mine briefly, but he quickly averted his gaze, his expression unreadable.
“So are you going to tell me what just happened?” I asked when I noticed he was a bit calmer.
“It’s nothing,” Chase said as he got to his feet and began to button his shirt.
“It’s not nothing. You looked like you were in genuine pain or on fire.”
I tried to stop myself from staring at the length of his torso, but it was pointless. He looked extremely gorgeous, and I tore my eyes away when he caught me looking.
He sighed as he fixed his cuff links, and for some reason, I found the act endearing. He looked so sexy, and I wondered what it would feel like if he…
‘Earth to Zara,’ Nia called out, dragging my atten
