Madly Yours (Nora Reed) novel Chapter 78

She couldn't allow herself to rely on him, and she absolutely couldn't...

Nora took a deep breath, slapping her own flushed cheeks.

Focus.

Calm down.

They were both adults. A biological reaction was perfectly normal.

He flirted, she reacted. It didn't mean anything.

Besides, he was... incapacitated in that department.

Sure, it felt rather imposing just now, but for all she knew, it was all show and no substance.

Realizing where her thoughts were going, her face burned even hotter.

She smacked her cheeks again.

Stop obsessing over it.

...

That afternoon, Nora sat staring blankly at her computer screen.

She had already mapped out Leo's rehearsal schedule and cleared out all her pending communications.

But she couldn't focus.

The memory of what happened over lunch kept replaying in her mind on a loop.

She knew what his lips tasted like.

Hot, soft...

Packed with a predatory intensity that made her knees weak.

Like he wanted to devour her every time...

Stop!

What was she doing?

Nora buried her face in her arms, groaning in frustration as she ruffled her own hair.

"Jade? Why is your face so red?" Chloe's voice floated over her. "Are you running a fever?"

Nora snapped her head up. "No! No fever!"

Chloe jumped back, startled by her intense reaction. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Nora let out a dry, awkward laugh. "Just... a little hot in here."

"Hot?" Chloe glanced up at the AC vent. "The AC is blasting at seventy-seven degrees. I'm actually freezing."

"..."

Nora gave up trying to explain and simply changed the subject. "What were you going to tell me?"

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