Dan turned out to be the kind of distraction that didn’t try too hard.That alone made him dangerous.He walked beside us as we exited the airport, hands tucked into his pockets like he wasn’t trying to impress anyone, like he hadn’t just called me beautiful five minutes ago. My mom, of course, noticed immediately.She leaned closer to me. “Vacation is already doing wonders for you,” she murmured, her eyes dancing.“Mom,” I warned under my breath.Dan chuckled softly. “I like her already. She has bite.”“I do,” I agreed flatly, then surprised myself by smiling.We found out we were staying at the same resort. Of course we were. The universe had a twisted sense of humor, and it liked to test my self-control when I was already hanging by a thread.At the lobby, Dan helped my mom with one of the bags without being asked. My mom thanked him, then gave me that look. The one that said I will interrogate you later.“See you around, Lyra,” Dan said as we parted ways. “Unless you disappear aga
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