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Too Close for Comfort

Author: Norah Black
last update publish date: 2026-01-29 08:33:11

NINA'S POV

I feel numb. But numbness doesn't come with butterflies.

I woke up this morning with a racing heart, and I hated how I longed for his voice.

Vegas plays like a wicked loop in my mind, and my body is caught between wanting him and hurting from him.

I knew this was doomed from the start.

I knew that it would hurt, but I walked into the fire with hopes that maybe, just maybe, it won't burn this time.

It did. Still does.

I push through the glass doors into the reception.

I'm early. The r
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