Just keep it together

The words echoed in my head as I stepped out of the building and into the crisp evening air.

"You should get going. I can't have you hanging around here."

Maeve's voice had been calm, too calm, like she was trying to shove me out of her space before something else happened. The moment replayed in my mind, over and over again, each detail refusing to let go.

What the hell just happened?

I had poisoned her—not lethally, obviously, just enough to mess with her senses. That's what I told myself.

It wasn't meant to do… whatever that was. My chest tightened as I thought about it. Maeve, with her intense eyes burning into mine, the way her hands had gripped me, firm and commanding.

I shook my head, trying to dispel the image, but it was no use. The kiss had been seared into my memory, vivid and all-consuming.