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Author: Dew_CH
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-10-18 23:42:47

Liora

I didn’t exactly plan to kiss him. Though we’ve kissed before, some out of silly dares, others just happened.

But I’ve never been the one to actually take the first step. Not since back then, when everything between us was a secret we guarded too closely.

Have I been enchanted by this man? Maybe I have. Or maybe I’m just tired of pretending I don’t want him. I don’t even care what the reason is anymore. All I know is… at that moment, that’s what I wanted. So I did it.

I kissed him.

For a second, he froze, completely caught off guard. But then, before I could even regret it, he pulled me closer and kissed me back. My heart jumped, everything else faded. It felt warm, real, and dangerously familiar.

But then his phone rang.

The sound unfortunately cut through everything. And just like that, he pulled away. His expression changed so sudden that I could almost feel the shift in the air around him.

I blinked, watching him. What just happened? Was it the call that made him react like
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