Temptation

(Alexander)

I should’ve never listened to Ethan. He told me to stay away from Selene, that it was for the best, but it was impossible. The moment she walked into my classroom, I felt it—the pull, the need, the fire that never died no matter how much I tried to out it.

She had no idea how hard it was for me to pretend, to look at her like she was just another student when every part of me screamed that she was mine. But I had to do it. I had to push her away before I lost myself in her.

But then she kissed me.

The moment her lips crashed against mine, all logic snapped. My hands gripped her waist, pulling her against me as I deepened the kiss. She tasted like something forbidden, something I should’ve stayed away from, but I didn’t care anymore.

I pushed her back against the desk, my fingers dig……