HAZEL That did it.Asher pulled back just enough to look at me. His expression had changed again. Not angry.Not cold. But guarded. Careful. Like whatever had just passed between us wasn’t something he was willing to acknowledge out loud.“It wasn’t supposed to,” he said finally.His voice was lower now. Rougher and Honest in a way he didn’t usually allow.I searched his face. “Then what was this?” I asked.For a second... He didn’t answer. His gaze dropped, then came back to mine And something flickered there. Something real, Something unguarded, before it disappeared again.“Don’t overthink it,” he said.The words were familiar to my ears.I let out a small breath, almost a laugh, but without humour.“You always say that,” I whispered.“Because you always do,” he replied.But this time, it didn’t feel like an argument, It felt like avoidance. Silence settled between us again, but the silence this time, wasn’t the same as before. This one wasn’t sharp, wasn’t tense. It was… uncert
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