I choked on my fury. “I hate you.”
“I think about you.”
Those four rough words filled the air between us, settling to the floor with a stillness that rocked me to my core. My blood cooled as silence came out to touch me with cold fingers.
I stared, eyes wide.
He watched my expression, bitter amusement passing through his gaze.
“There’s your fucking secret.”
"You want to know why I don’t touch you?”
I shook my head.
“Because if I did, I wouldn’t stop. Not until I’d snuffed out that pretty fire in your eyes.” His gaze flashed. “Don’t shut yourself in a room with me again, Gianna."