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Author: Deborah Myers
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-06 21:28:29

Ashley

Zane's request had me staring at him in shock, with my jaw slack. “Spend the night with y-you?” The very notion of it sent a barrage of thoughts too scandalous for my liking through my mind. The heat in my cheeks didn't make matters easier. I must have looked like a tomato.

He seemed to find my embarrassment amusing, because his lips twitched in that very familiar way, curving as though he was fighting a smile.

“Yes, I believe that's what I said.”

“Why? I mean . . . You said you spend time away from people at night, because of your powers . . .”

“Are you scared I'll hurt you?”

I shook my head. That was the last thing I wanted him to think. I might not have known him as long as the people of his land, but I knew enough to know that he wouldn't do such to me—not on purpose anyway. I already trusted him that much.

The reason for my hesitance wasn't him, exactly. “No, not at all. It's just that . . . I'm not sure if I'm ready for that.”

“Ready for . . . sharing the same space with
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