Chapter 14
It's not right.
I was so close - so close. To lose like this, with only second left - to lose because my phone went off... no. No. I won't go down like this.
"You can't - " I start, but Calder surprises me by yanking me to my feet.
He doesn't say anything. He just pushes me up against the wall. I try to argue again, but his fingers close across my lips.
I reach up and grab his shirt. I intend to push him away, to explain to him why his victory shouldn't count, but instead I find myself pulling him closer. After an hour fantasizing about this moment of capture, I realize I don't have the will to refuse him.