He acts directly and doesn’t back down. She keeps her distance and weighs everything carefully. Their dates feel like a duel—tension, wavering, attempts to escape. But with every word, every look, and even a chance touch, they grow closer to what can’t be avoided. He has long understood what he wants from this. She is only just beginning to allow herself to accept it. In a story where passion collides with attraction, the two of them will have to decide: run away again… or risk it and trust their feelings.