I heard the urgency in his voice . The huskiness in it begging me to close the distance between us , to end this cold war , and simply kiss him until we both had forgotten about every thing . Until we have even forgot ourselves . I hated that just the sound of his voice had been enough to set my pulse racing and I was tempted to give in finding myself intoxicated by the smell of him - Woodsy , sharp , and a heady mix of him - and I knew that he could easily sway me if I was not careful enough . Ryder could convince me that the sky was never blue and I would believe him . That realisation alone had only emphasised just how firmly I needed to hold my own right now . How violently I must keep him at arm's reach before I was drawn further to him only leading to further complications and irre

