door. She was panting heavily, her chest rising and falling in erratic, shallow

apartment. Clifton, who was still standing b

urgent strides. He grabbed the han

letely gave out. She pitched forward, falling l

threw his arms out and caught

. The severe drop in her blood sugar shut down the logical part of her brain. Instinc

ough her thin tank top. Her breath hitched against his

ep, unnatural red. Her eyes were glazed over,

u?" he demanded, his voice thick wit

tate. The cheap black-market hormones, mixed with her physical e

; it flooded her nervous system wit

rms. She tried to push the thin straps of her

ve. He grabbed her wandering hands and pinned them

he tilted her head back, looking

eins, she pushed up on her toes. She pressed

The frustration, the guilt, and the dark, suppresse

away froze. His dark eyes turned pitch bl

his chest, wrapping around the back of his neck. She bli

of Clifton's c

ead, his fingers tangling in her hair. He crushed his mouth

ked her up, pinning her spine against the wall of t

sp, instantly melting in

the ground. He carried her through the dark apartment,

d. He followed her down, his hands viole

er logic. There was only the heat of his skin and t

avy breathing and clothes hitting th

shattered, Clifton ground out in a rough

n her cheek, disappearing into her hair, as she p