H.I.M

"And I'm not allowed to touch you..." he continued , trailing his fingers alongside my face.

His eyes were burning in me. I tried to avert my eyes. To not make eye contact but I couldn't. He abruptly turned my face to him. Too rough. Too swift. Inching me to him.

Anger lashed through him. His voice. I could sense it.

" I'm not allowed to kiss you..." he murmured across my skin. He was close. Too close actually.

"You keep rejecting me. Avoiding me. Denying my love."

"Caden.." I whispered interrupting. I didn't know what to say in the moment. I knew there could never be an "us".

"I'm sorry. I... you know this can't happen. Whatever's between us..." I said touching his chest. I didn't mean to do that. The plan was to push him away from me but I did just the opposite.

"Whatever's between us can NEVER happen. You know that."

I whispered the last part but failed miserably as Caden had heard me.

In a heart beat, he turned and punched the wall next to me, making a whole. He growled. Clenching his fists as blood oozed from them.

He was hurt. And so was I.