Sophia’s pov

My heart was beating so hard I was certain he could hear it. The question he had just asked kept echoing in my head.

Don’t you like me?

Yes. I liked him. But I didn’t know if it was only his face, or his voice, or the way he looked at me like I was worth pausing for. God, he was so handsome.

“I know you like Lucian,” he started to say.

I didn’t let him finish.

“Do you like me?” I asked instead, turning the same question back on him.

Max looked at me for a few long seconds. His eyes dropped to my lips. I swallowed...