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Chapter 88

Author: Rejoice Ezeh
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-12-07 13:34:51

Derek POV

Lila was looking at me with tears in her eyes, her confession about having real feelings for me still hanging in the air between us.

"I do want you," she had just said. "Even though I had ulterior motives, I do want you, Derek."

The words ignited something in me. Something I had been trying to keep under control since the moment she walked into my room.

I reached out and pulled her closer, my hand cupping her face.

"Derek—" Lila started.

I kissed her before she could finish. Not the manipulative kiss she had given me earlier. This one was real. Honest. Filled with all the feelings I had been holding back.

Lila kissed me back, her hands moving to my shoulders, pulling me closer.

We fell back onto the bed together, our bodies pressed against each other, the kiss deepening.

My hand slid under her shirt again, feeling the warmth of her skin. Lila's fingers tangled in my hair, holding me close like she was afraid I would disappear.

This was what I had wanted for weeks. To have Li
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