ALICE " No … nothing, " I stutter the reply and he frowns as he moves even closer to me. " Why are you lying? It is clear that you have a wound on your lip , who did that to you , your boyfriend? " he asks me with a hint of anger in his voice , and I immediately shake my head. " No , no , I already told you I don't have a boyfriend , it's just because of the cold weather , I always got this out at this time of year, " I lie , and he raises an eyebrow at me , clearly perceiving my lies. Dominic moves even closer and I stiffen immediately , for he is so close that our lips are about to touch , I feel my legs tremble and my heart is pounding in my chest , my breath catches in my throat and for a brief moment it seems that he is going to kiss me , I feel his breath brush my fac