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Could I Call It Love?

Author: Succy
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After Kade… knotted in me, he passed out, still buried deep inside me. The last time he rutted, he didn't pass out, so that made me think whatever drug Medea used was having effects on him.

“Damn that woman,” I whispered as I untucked my face from his chest, looking up to see his peaceful expression as he slept, his breathing soft.

He really was beautiful. Sleeping like this, with his guard down and his face relaxed, he looked different.

“I love you.”

Those words kept playing over and over in my head. The softness of his voice as he said it, the way his heart picked up. He meant those words.

So why couldn't I say them back?

I felt something for him. I know I did. What I felt for him was a strong emotion, but could I call it love? Was it possible to love twice in the same lifetime? They always say there is a person for everyone, a single person.

I was so sure Luca was that person for me. Deep down, I knew he was, so could I love after that? Could I open my hea
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