"AHEM!" Hisame cleared her throat, a little too loudly.
The two were getting way too into it, and for some reason, that irritated her more than it should have.
She chalked it up to secondhand embarrassment, but even as she looked away, her fingers curled into her sleeves.
Then Asher glanced up.
For the first time, she got a proper look at his face, and—
Her thoughts tripped over themselves.
His golden eyes met hers for just a second before looking away, but that was all it took to send a strange jolt through her chest.
And it wasn't just his eyes—everything about him stood out.
The white hair, the way the light hit his sharp features—damn.
Now she understood why Lucy had fallen so hard. Who wouldn't?
A weird warmth crept up her neck. She quickly touched her face, frowning as if that would make it go away.
'What the hell is wrong with me?'
