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Chapter 107

Author: Benita Jones
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Her throat tightened, heart clenching.

How could he say things like that? How could he look at her like she was made of starlight and not scar tissue?

She turned into his chest, hiding her face. “You’re too good to be real.”

He chuckled softly, wrapping her in his arms. “I was just thinking the same thing about you.”

They lay in silence for a while. Her head rested over his heartbeat, steady and grounding. His fingers traced patterns along her back, the rhythm soothing.

“You surprised me,” she said finally, voice muffled against his skin.

“How so?”

“You… you were so gentle. So patient. And... you knew exactly what to do.” She tilted her head up, studying his face. “Have you… done this before?”

He paused. “Yes. I won’t lie to you.”

That made her chest ache a little—but only for a second.

“Then why did this feel so… different?”

He cupped her cheek, tilting her face up to his. “Because you’re not just anyone. You’re the one I love. The one I want to spend the rest of my life with. I wasn
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