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Chapter 6
Nero leaned his forehead on mine. He’s breathing heavily and his eyes are closed. It’s as if kissing me drained and sucked all of the oxygen in him.
“You can’t avoid me now, Miss Sloane.” He repeated as he caressed my cheek.
I bit my lip and looked away. Now, I won’t be able to stop anything that’s starting to grow inside me. He’s made me crazy for him.
But above all, that was my first kiss. I haven’t kissed anyone in my whole life. Not the way Nero kissed me. How will I be able to kiss someone else again when he’s already set that damn standard high up in the pedestal?
“Hey,” he called me and lifted my chin to face him. “I’m sorry. Did I freak you out?” he a
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