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Author: Moonbunnie
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Arabella

My cheeks burned in embarrassment at the realization that I might be jealous. What I felt for Six was not just mere attraction as I had thought.

It wasn’t just sexual tension; it was strong enough to make me, a grown woman, burst into tears in the middle of a party because he was talking to another girl.

Could it be my hormones? Or my period? Or my ovulation? What girly disaster was responsible for my new behavior?

I walked away from them, putting as much distance as I could between us, but that didn’t stop me from stealing glances at them every now and then.

I gulped down the last contents of my drink when a man walked up to me. He was carrying two champagne flutes.

“Here’s one for the lady,” he said and offered me one.

I smiled at him politely. “Thank you.”

His smile took me aback for a moment; he looked really young. He didn’t look like any of the men here - he had the kindest eyes I had ever seen.

He was gawking at me, and then he looked away. “It took me a moment to walk
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