Marcus watched with amusement as Avery practically scampered out of the hall. Though he had teased her knowingly, he didn't expect she would react that way towards his jokes.

He had expected the usual little bit of embarrassment before she recovers and attacks him with a furious but rather cute words but today, she was something else.

He loved every bit of her reaction towards him; the way her heart beat so loud to the little touch he made on her skin. Yeah.. he did that on purpose too.

He wanted to see what she would do and her reaction was everything he needed to be decisive about what she...