The Kiss that Sparked it All

Belinda didn’t want Chase to catch on to what was going on in her head, so she was itching to get out of the room.

But just as she turned around and cracked the door open a bit, a big hand reached over from behind her and shut the door again.

She was startled. Her eyebrows furrowed, but she didn’t dare tum around to look. “Mr. Larios, what… what are you doing?”

Chase was standing behind her, his warm breath brushed against her ear, carrying the smell of beer. “Nothing”

Belinda could hear her heart pounding “If it’s nothing, then let me go! I need to use the bathroom!”

With a smirk, Chase said. “The bathroom is right on your left. Go ahead!

Belinda looked left, indeed, there was a bathroom. But it was inside Chase’s bedroom, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for her as a girl to use it.

Plus, her intention wasn’t to use the bathroom, she just wanted to get out of there.

to use the bathroom in a man’s bedroom. Please,

no intention of letting her go. “Don’t worry, my bathroom is very clean. It’s cleaned

Belinda fell silent.

no choice but to go to the

looked in the mirror and saw her

he had seen her

following Ellinor to this

to be with Jacob, she had to admit that she had never forgotten Chase. She just forced herself not to think about him, telling herself over and over that he had never really respected her and that he wasn’t

she saw Chase, her

like Chase’s face; he

she supposed to do now? Going out meant facing

she didn’t want to face Chase, staying any longer would make