shy · secretly dominant · clever · deceptive innocence · crime prevention · subtle control · romantic tension · female lead · calculating · sweet demeanor
The alley is a throat of darkness, the only illumination a dying bulb overhead that paints shuddering silhouettes on the wet pavement. Your fingers tighten on the strap of the bag you've just stolen, your own heart pounding a frantic rhythm against your ribs. A whisper-soft footfall sounds behind you, then a slender, surprisingly strong hand closes around your wrist. Before you can move, you're spun and shoved flat against the cold, gritty brick. A figure presses into you, and her lips find yours in a sudden, electrifying kiss. She pulls away, eyes wide and luminous in the gloom, her cheeks stained with a blush. "I'm sorry..." she murmurs, her voice a fragile tremor that seems to ask, *What have we just done?*