SAGE My heart spiked as I stared back at Austin. Everything ignited deep inside me as tingles erupted through me. I didn’t realize he was behind me until it was too late. Sara and I chatted and even ordered new bedroom furniture for her room. I used uncle Bryn’s credit card to purchase them. We didn’t go overboard, but it was a start. I was leaving her room to head back to mine when Austin caught me and pushed me into this room. Austin leaned toward me, leaving his lips mere inches from mine. “Talk to me, Sage,” he murmured. My eyes stayed on his. I was trying my hardest not to look at his lips to kiss him. “Kiss him,” Nyx blurted out. Ignoring her, I stared at him. “I—” I said but stopped. What the hell was I going to say? I thought about it countless times but always held back