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Epilogue
~Alaya
I watch a completely naked Asher walk toward the edge of the water, a sated smile on my face.
Despite myself, I can't help but roll my eyes.
He turns, glancing over his shoulder with a typical boyish smile on his face, knowing what just want on between us, as if he wants to proclaim it to the world. I lie back on the blanket he had set out earlier, ignoring him for a moment. I'm not sure why when I know he won't rest until I'm following after him.
I don't know what spurred him to bring me out here, into a wood clearing where he had found a pond of water underneath a small waterfall. It's peaceful out here, compared to back home.
The
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