When the kiss ended, Norris Moore could barely catch her breath; she was held by Trenton Smith, her chest pressed against his, listening to his wildly erratic heartbeat.
Norris Moore rested her head on his shoulder, hardly daring to look at his face. His scent wafted over to her, like an enveloping net that drowned her. Her eyes burned, her throat felt choked, and her heart seemed as if it had been torn open. She didn't dare to let her tears fall, so they could only flow inside her heart.
She loved this man, singular and incomparable. In this world, in this lifetime, she would never find another Trenton Smith.
The hardest thing in the world is not "I don't love you," it's "I love you, but we can't be together."
"Norris Moore."
The man's voice reached her. His voice was deep and slightly hoarse. Norris Moore took a deep breath and, gathering courage, looked up at him.