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Chapter 29: Almosts and Afterthoughts

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KIAN'S POV

Her breath hovered inches from mine, the warmth of it grazing my lips, but neither of us moved.

Not forward.

Not away.

We were suspended in that delicate space between longing and restraint, the hum of the truck’s engine whispering beneath the tension.

Then, as if summoned by the universe just to mock me, my phone buzzed violently in my pocket.

Lena blinked, then laughed softly, a breathy sound that stung with its suddenness.

I muttered a curse under my breath and pulled away
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