Chapter 27 Unreciprocated Love

• I opened my eyes slowly and saw his eyes widen in surprise.
• “Why are you doing this, Edison? Why do you have to hurt me?” I asked in a whisper as he stared into my hazel-brown eyes. The pain resided in my heart and in my head as I waited for his answer. When I felt he was going to stand up from the bed, I quickly pulled the collar of his shirt and kissed him deeply on his lips, and he froze.
• He reeked of the delicious scent of wine, and tasting his lips again made me feel so intoxicated with the desire to touch him. I expected him to brush me off, but instead, he pulled me towards him in a tight, yearning embrace, and I knew in an instant that he'd been just trying to suppress himself from doing the things he wanted to do to me.