SIERRAThe drive home left me spaced out. I kept playing the kiss over and over, how soft Asher’s lips had been, and how sure and protective his hands felt wrapped around mine. I had not even noticed that I was holding my breath, until I released it with laughter that was lighter than I had expected. It made my chest warm and flipped my stomach every time I thought about it.When I walked in my mom gave me a once over. “You’re glowing,” she said, carrying a plate with cookies she’d baked earlier."Uh… thanks", I mumble, trying not to blush. I dropped my bag by the door and curled up on the couch, my knees to my chest. I kept thinking about Asher, about that moment in the rink, about how he’d looked at me, and how he always seemed to make the rest of the world shrink down to just us.Even little things about him, the banter, the quiet confidence, the way he held himself made me feel lighter. For a split second, all the mayhem with Sebastian and pack politics vanished. And there I was
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