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JADE

“But how do you know so much about them?” I was the one reading the book, but Antonio sounds like he memorised the entire thing.

The way he spoke about it didn’t seem like he learnt it in school or something like that. He genuinely loves it and I have to find out why.

Could he just be anymore perfect? I’m so scared to reach out and touch him only to find out he isn’t real and this is just a sweet dream I am having. That all the days we have spent together, the messages we shared, were all a figment of my imagination and not the real thing.

“Because my mother is a descendant.” He said with a sly smile, sure that I could be shocked. And I was. I couldn’t cover my mouth.

“Shut up. You’re kidding!” When I finally gained control of my mouth, I said that and he just shook his head, laughing a little.

“No, actually I’m not.” He replied. “Though it would have been nice if I was just saying that to impress you.”

“The fact that it is real impresses me even more.” He nodded to himself and s