Eleanor

He’d been dodging me for days. Never once letting himself get caught alone with me in a hallway, never once stepping into a room unless someone else was there to chaperone.

It was almost impressive, the way Gomez could disappear into shadows, vanish just when I thought I had him cornered. I almost gave up.

Almost.

Because it also drove me insane. Now that I had gotten a taste of him, I couldn’t rest until I had more.

So I did the only thing I knew would work. I called him to my father’s office.

The door burst open like he’d sprinted the whole way, and for a moment...