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chapter sixteen

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That Night...

Stephanie kept tossing and turning on the bed. Every time she closed her eyes, the moment with Kia replayed in her mind—the way he had looked at her, the softness in his eyes, how close he had been...

Her heart refused to calm down.

She buried her face into the pillow and let out a frustrated sigh.

"Was I really going to kiss him?" she whispered to herself.

She turned onto the other side of the bed and hugged a pillow.

"If Ken hadn't interrupted us... would I have let him kiss m
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