After I said the words, I braced myself. I didn’t know what Phoenix’s reaction was going to be and that was really scary to me.I knew everything he said earlier, how he kept reassuring me that it was okay for me to tell him anything. But still the fear couldn’t leave me.So when I finally said the words, a sense of fear mixed with relief overcame me. At least I had done what I could, it was out of my hands now. Anything that happened next would be Phoenix’s reaction.“Morning…”Phoenix said my name. I had to look up and into his eyes. But I was a little surprised to not see any expression of anger in them.Instead, Phoenix placed a hand on my face. His hand wasn’t bare and it was still covered in the usual bandages, but I didn’t even take note of that.Instead, I was mesmerized by his eyes. He seemed to stare into my soul in that moment.Warmth seemed to radiate from his hand and into my body. It felt like my body temperature was rising because of it. And my heart beat faster.“I don
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