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Chapter Fourty One

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The fire crackled, its flames painting the walls and ceiling with red-gold petals. It felt as if the whole world had fallen silent, leaving only the two of us.

I felt Aedan’s gaze on me, felt the tension between us spreading slowly through the air.

There was no fear in me.

Only anticipation.

When his fingers touched my collarbone, gentle and careful, it was as if he had brushed against my soul.

I didn’t pull back.

I didn’t clutch my clothes around me the way I once would have.

I sim
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