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Chapter 1

CARLA

Carla 15; Noah 20

I’ve watched soof love None of them could really answer me Some say it’s hormonal Others say it’s a spiritual connection with another soul All speculations, though

Why do I look at Noah West and feel like I ht die if he doesn’t love me back?

My eyes trace every inch of his body He’s all hard e

It’s that edge that attracts me I want to leap off of it and fall… and fall… and fall into everything that’s Noah West

His dark blonde hair, hazel eyes, and the constant grin tugging at the corner of his h Add that he has an IQ of between one hundred and sixty and two hundred, depending on which test you go with, and the man is damn near perfect

But that edge God, that edge drawsfor ain

Right now, I’ near the barbeque, talking with Jase, Hunter, and Kao Everyone’s here to celebrate Jase turning twenty

I watch as Noah laughs at solances toward the veranda, and as he turns to walk inside, I get up and follow him

Now’s et him alone

I watch as he goes into the restroom, and I wait at the end of the hallithsure there’s no one else nearby I rub my sweaty hands on my jeans and take a couple of deep breaths

My heart thumps faster from both nerves and excitement

When the door to the restrooht spills into the hallway, I want to slaplike a creep in the shadows, my voice sounds like I sucked on helium as I say, “Noah Can we talk?”

His head snapsin the dark?”

II want to say to you”

The frown doesn’t leave his face but instead deepens “Yeah, I think it would be better if you didn’t tell ”

His words surprise me “But you don’t knohat I was about to say”