Living in Shadow (Living In…)
“She’d been standing on the pavement outside for at least five minutes already, palms sweaty, heartbeat out of control, unable to make herself go in and yet unable to walk away.She didn’t even know why she was here, considering she’d spent the whole day telling herself she wouldn’t be.You know why you’re here.A kiss that had blown her mind. Then his hand on the back of her neck. A firm grip, strong and yet gentle. That’s all it had taken for those long-buried instincts to kick in. Instincts that... clearly weren’t going to stay buried.Yeah, she knew why she was here. The time for denying herself had passed. That kiss had made a lie out of her every denial and if that hadn’t, the way he’d held her certainly had.Maybe it was a bad decision, but she couldn’t go on the way she had been. Couldn’t bear the fear that lurked in her gut. That had consumed her the moment she’d first spoken to Luc, if she were being completely honest.One night, he’d said. They’d talk and then it was up to her what she did.Perhaps she owed it to herself to at least talk.Perhaps it’s not thinking you need, Professor.Ah Jesus, how he’d spotted that, she had no idea, but the moment he’d said it, she’d felt everything in her want it.MoreLess
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