~ MAIA’s POV ~ Hunter’s gaze was soft and warm. His eyes were on my lips and his tongue licked his lips instinctively. Inching his face closer and closer to mine, I could feel his warm breaths fanning my cheeks, and suddenly my stomach was scrunched into knots. And when the tip of his nose touched mine, I felt an electric shock and it made my heart pump into overdrive. “Hunter!” I squeaked just moments before our lips could touch. “What?” I let out a sigh and pushed him back. “You know the rules. No kissing on the lips,” Hunter’s eyes narrowed in protest. “I don’t understand this. What kind of a rule is that, Maia? I mean, we’ve done way more than just kissing. What’s wrong with kissing?” “Exactly, Hunter, we’ve done way more than kissing, so why does it matter if w

