Blake's POV:I shoved him.Stupid. I knew it was stupid the second my palms connected with Alex's chest, the second I felt the solid wall of him barely budge an inch. But the anger had been sitting too hot behind my ribs for too long, and my body moved before my brain caught up.The silence that followed lasted maybe half a second.Then Alex's eyes shifted.That's the only way I can describe it. One moment he was Alex, controlled, composed, that familiar smirk sitting easy on his face, and the next, something darker surfaced behind his gaze. Something that made my stomach drop straight to the floor. His jaw ticked once. And then he moved.His hand shot up and gripped my shoulder so fast I barely registered it happening. The pressure was firm, deliberate, not bruising but not gentle either. A warning wrapped in a touch. And before I could process that, before I could so much as open my mouth to say something smart or stupid or anything at all.He kissed me.Just like that. Sealed his li
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