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The First Kiss

Author: Mimi
last update publish date: 2026-05-18 20:13:08

I did not go to the warehouse.

Not yet. Not alone. Not without a plan.

Rex was waiting in the study when I got back. His face was pale. His hands were shaking. He stood up when I walked in. Crossed the room. Grabbed my shoulders.

"Do not ever do that again."

"Do what?"

"Disappear. Go into danger without me. Make me wait."

"I am fine."

"You are not fine. You are standing in front of me, but you are not fine. I can see it in your eyes."

He was right. I was not fine.

Victor was alive. He had been
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