Danika’s P.O.V.

“No! How can you say a thing like that? I have nothing to do with him. Yes, I had wanted him back until you showed up in my life and filled up that hollow space, and since then, you have undeniably become my everything,” I tried to defuse the situation.

His fierce eyes softened with my confession, and he bent down to take my lips in his. He pulled away and smacked his lips.

“Hmm… did you taste more delicious overnight? Because it wasn’t as delicious as last night.”

His demeanor had flipped into teasing again.

I played along, feigning cluelessness. “Really? How about tasting it again to...