Page 14 of BounBound By Scars

“Why are you being so—I don’t know—flirty?”

Sebastian froze before throwing his head back and laughing. A deep, rich, completely unbothered laugh.

Catching his breath, he looked at me again, eyes bright, lips curled into a boyish grin. “Am I?”

I nodded dumbly.

His dark gaze dropped—lingering too long on my lips.

“Okay,” he murmured, voice smoother than I had ever heard it. “I’ll try not to be so…flirty.”

I gulped.

Don’t you fucking dare lick your lips, Amelia!

“We wouldn’t want you distracted from your mission to entice Kabir, now, would we?”

Ice-cold fucking water.

Kabir’s name hit like a punch to the gut.

This wasn’t cheating. Logically, it wasn’t. But thenwhydid it feel like I had just crossed a line I wasn’t supposed to?

I scooted back so fast I nearly tripped over the arm of the couch, clearing my throat. “So… okay. We’ll fake-date. And I’ll help you with your… you know.”

Sebastian grinned like he had just won a war with my nervousness. “Yep. We’ll date, and you will help me get rid of my addiction.” He cocked his head slightly. “You can say it, you know?”

I nodded, swallowing. Whispering. “Date.”

His thick bottom lip caught between his teeth, amusement lighting up his entire goddamn face.

“I meant addiction.” His smirk deepened. “But glad to see where your head’s at, sweetheart.”

Then this motherfucker winked.Winked!

My entire body short-circuited.

I unhurriedly got up—graciously sprinting the fuck out of his apartment.

My heart still pounding in my throat.

What in the Pandora-box?!

FIVE

Kabir

This was it.

Back to being the miserable, celibate moron who couldn’t get the woman he wanted.

Again.

Not that I’d ever felt this way before. Not really.

Everything dimmed when it came to Amelia.

My Lia.

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