I open my mouth, my tongue locked and loaded with an equally perverted comeback. But I bite down, remembering I’m not that kind of a girl anymore. “I need to wake Lila up. She’s got a long drive ahead of her.”
With one swift roll, he has me pinned down beneath his body. His aqua eyes search mine and it’s like staring at the endless ocean. He sucks on his lip ring, lost in thought. “You’re going to tell me, pretty girl” he says, tilting his head so his lips are next to my check. “I’ve always gotten you to tell me everything.”
“Micha,” I say, breathless. “You know why I left, even if I don’t say it aloud. You were there that night… you saw me…” Panic chokes up my throat and my muscles tighten underneath the weight of his warm body. “Please let me up.”
He props up on his arms, peering down at me. “You could have talked to me, instead of running away. You know that.”
I shake my head. “No, I couldn’t. Not that time. That time it was different.”
“Because I kissed you?” he asks, dipping his voice low. “Or because I found you that way… that night.”
I swallow the giant lump in my throat. The kiss was part of it. It was an earthshattering kiss, one that stole breaths, stopped hearts, and scared the shit out of me because I’d never felt that way before.
“I don’t want to talk about it Micha. Now get off of me.” I wiggle my arms between us and push on his chest.
He sighs and rolls off me. “Fine, don’t talk about it. But it doesn’t mean you can run away from me again. I’ll chase you down this time,” he threatens with a wink.
The Secret of Ella and Micha, set to release late Septmeber!
Ella used to be a rule-breaker with fiery attitude who wore her heart on her sleeve. But she left everything behind when she went to college and transformed into someone that follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems. But now its summer break and she has nowhere else to go but home.
Ella fears everything she worked so hard to bury might resurface, especially with Micha living right next door. If Micha tries to tempt the old her back, she knows that it will be hard to resist.
Micha is sexy, smart, confident, and can get under Ella’s skin like no one else can. He knows everything about her, including her darkest secrets. And he’s determined to bring his best friend, and the girl he loves back, no matter what it takes.
(Mature Young Adult/ New Adult Contemporary.)