Page 79 of Wild Stars

CHAPTER20

Mateo

This is a terrible idea.

A date.

With the man I haven’t been able to get out of my head since the other night.

Four days ago, I woke up in Dare Wylde’s bed, with our bodies entangled together, and I realized a startling revelation.

I was no longerfallingin love.

I’d hit the pavement, with Dare.

And that was, at the time, something that terrified me.

It always starts with a kiss, and no matter how hard I fight love, I am its biggest fucking victim.

Iswitchedfor him, and the magnitude of that alone told me everything I needed to know.

And my first reaction had been to run.

Run far away from the sun because fire was catching.

I’d worried I’d fucked everything up.

And over the last few days, I thought a lot about what happened between us the other night.

But in all honesty, I know it wasn’t just the other night.

It was a multitude of little moments, ranging from irritating as fuck, to sweet as hell, and everything in between.

Somewhere in the middle of my bitterness, I found something delicious.

Somethingperfect.

I’d thought so much about what I wanted to say these last few days, but the moment I saw him, nothing came to mind.

Dare Wylde renders me speechless, it seems.

Then, he bravely stared me down this afternoon with his own brand of dominance and asked me on a fucking date, like we were two high schoolers and there was a dance on Friday night.

And like I had the other night, I gave in easily.

Too easily.

The moment I said yes, I knew exactly where I wanted to take him, and I knew exactly what I needed to do.What I needed to say, and exactly how to say it.

Dare approaches my car, hands in his pockets, looking as devilish as ever in his black jeans and a neon purple tank top.

“Sweet ride,” he says with a whistle as he approaches me.

I lean against my car, taking in the sight of the way his jeans hug the curve of his ass, stifling my own desire.

I need this night to go well.

I need him to understand how much he means to me.

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