It didn’t take a full minute for Damien to notice the look in her eyes, that quiet sadness she was trying so hard to hide. A pang of guilt hit him square in the chest, dull and heavy. Without thinking, he reached out and took her hand, his touch gentle, almost apologetic.But Lila slipped her fingers out of his grasp, her movements slow yet deliberate, her voice clipped and cold. “You’re doing what needs to be done, so you don’t have to do that with me,” she said, not even looking at him.The rejection stung more than he expected. For a moment, he just looked at her, at the way her jaw tightened, how she kept her gaze fixed anywhere but on him. Then, obstinately, he reached for her hand again. This time, his grip was firmer, his thumb brushing over her knuckles as if daring her to pull away.Lila’s eyes went to him again.“Are you like this because I’m going to rescue a girl?” he teased, the faintest smirk curling his lips and a mischievous glint flickering in his eyes.She blinked,
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