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Chapter 36: Switched

Author: Twistella
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“Calm your racing heart,” Lucas murmured, his voice low, vibrating with a quiet command.

He sounded at ease. Almost sleepy, she noticedm

But her heart was beating rapidly.

“Sorry,” she snapped back, her body tense. “But I don’t have a switch that just goes on and off the way you’d like.”

There was silence. Then a low, amused chuckle.

Dark. Deep. Rich.

It startled her.

She turned toward him slowly in the dimness, her gaze locking with his. He was still shadowed, the moonlight barely brushing the hard lines of his face.

She didn’t understand him.

Not at all.

He was cold. Cruel, then almost kind.

And he seemed to enjoy making her anxious.

“I hate suspense,” she whispered after a moment, her voice small, brittle. “I hate being made to wait.”

She had been made to wait for him the whole day while he arrived late at night.

He didn’t respond right away. She thought he might ignore her completely until she heard the quiet rustle of fabric as he shifted closer.

“Why?” she pressed, quieter
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