Page 38 of Autumn Secrets

“Good morning, Aurora.”

I slowly turned around, grasping for valuable time to calm my racing heart. This was supposed to be my safe place, goddamn it. “Good morning,” I murmured.

Adrian was leaning casually against the door, looking like a sinful supermodel. As much as I found him mysterious and infuriating at times, I couldn’t deny that he absolutely enthralled me. I couldn’t escape those pale, turquoise-blue eyes and the way I felt whenever he was near me. I felt like my body was in tune to him, without even trying to be. It was unwanted, but at the same time exhilarating. No wonder I was confused. One minute I wanted him, the next, I wanted to stay as far away as I possibly could. This roller-coaster was apparently still taking me for a ride.

He pushed himself away from the door and started walking towards me. My eyes were glued to him, watching his every move. As our eyes met, I knew there was no way I would be able to break away. A slow grin appeared at the corners of his lips.

“You seemed to be in a hurry this morning. I wanted to check in on you, you know, after what happened at the party.”

He stopped just in front of me, close enough to feel his breath caressing my face. He’d seen me this morning. Go figure.

“So, how are you?”

“I’m fine,” I answered, briefly.

“Are you sure?”

His concern seemed genuine, which made it harder for me to ignore the reason I was so determined to get away from him. I needed to focus on what had made me make the decision to stay away from him in the first place. I closed my eyes, and the reason became clear once again.Evangeline.Just the thought of her made me see red, and I put my hands to his chest to stop him from coming any further. This was simply one of his stupid games, and I didn’t want to play anymore. “Do you always make a habit of invading people’s personal space?” I spat out.

He didn’t move an inch. Instead he grabbed my hands and pulled me even closer to him. So much for putting some distance between us. “No, but with you I find it impossible to resist.” He grinned and looked down at me.

There was a playfulness in his eyes, and as much as I wanted to feel absolutely nothing, that was impossible. I was too caught up in this whirlpool of intense, but bittersweet desire. My resistance evaporated, and I felt my arms relax and my hands melt into his. He stirred so many unexplored feelings inside of me, that I didn’t even know I had. It was a dark, stormy passion that I didn’t know how to control. He let go of one of my hands, but I hardly registered the movement. I was caught up in a storm of mesmerising blue, silently begging him to kiss me. Wait,what?

My head jerked back at the realisation, and I quickly took a step backwards, smashing into the desk behind me.

Adrian let go of my other hand and tilted his head to the side, watching me with curious eyes. “Are you all right, Aurora?” His eyes were sparkling with humour and I felt myself falling harder every second that went by. This game of seduction was so delicate and precise. He played his cards well; I’d give him that.

“Why wouldn’t I be?” I took a shaky breath.

I didn’t even have time to blink, before he was once again invading my personal space. I leaned backwards towards the desk, trying to create some space between us, but he just followed my move. He spread his hands on the desk, close enough to be touching my hips. It was electric. He leaned in a little closer, and our faces levelled with each other.

“You tell me, Aurora – is there something you want from me?” he asked seductively.

I could swear then, that he could read my mind for sure. Flustered, I pursed my lips while shaking my head side to side.

“No?” he whispered close to my ear.

“N-no…” I replied with a weak voice, barely audible.

“Who’s the liar now?” he murmured, brushing his lips softly near my ear, sending a shockwave of smouldering desire through my body. I couldn’t have stopped the sigh that came from my lips, even if I wanted to. My body was on fire, and I didn’t care that we were in a classroom at our school. Suddenly the door crashed open, and Lexi’s voice filled the room.

“Oops, sorry! Am I interrupting something?”

“Not at all,” Adrian replied over his shoulder as he pushed himself off the desk, still looking at me.

“See you at lunch,” he mouthed.

My eyes were still glued to him as he passed Lexi and left the room. As soon as the door closed, Lexi rushed over to me.

“Oh my God. Did you two just kiss?”

I shook my head. “No.”

“What the hell was that then?!” Lexi shouted excitedly. “Because I could swear this room was on fire.”

“I don’t know, Lex. He’s messing with my mind; he really seems to enjoy doing that to me. I mean, what about Evangeline?”

“Aurora, honestly, you need to wake up. Evangeline is no competition, babe.”

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