Lesley's POV

If Cedrick had been surprised before, he was utterly stunned now...

"W-what?!"

The question felt like a bucket of ice-water, instantly waking me up from my slumber. I felt my heart start to race and my cheeks burn. To the best of my ability, I tried to wriggle out of his hold, but that was useless as fuck. The second I made a move to get away, Cedrick gripped me like a lifeline for a drowning man, and held me tighter against his body.

"Repeat what you just said!" he commanded, without looking at me. I gulped, feeling the hot embarrassment rise to my cheeks and the dread...