SERAPHINA~~Huh? What? D-did I hear him correctly? Or was my mind playing cheap, unfunny tricks on me? It had to be the latter. After all, this was Kieran, and he wouldn’t utter those words to me, not now. Not when we should be focused on finding my daughter and getting her home safely. The Kieran I knew and was ready to create a deeper bond with wasn’t selfish. He wasn’t Rexton, and he would never–“Ina?” Kieran’s voice sliced through my loud thoughts. My eyes fluttered slowly, locking with his as I smiled. “Sorry, I spaced out.” “Yeah, I figured.” Kieran mirrored the small smile on my face, and everything was fine again until he added, “But you haven’t answered my question.” Brows furrowed and heart skipping beats, I squeaked, “What question is that?” Internally, I hoped it wasn’t the same one I had convinced myself was created by my overwhelmed brain. Heck! I pleaded it wouldn’t be the same. But within a heartbeat, my hopes were smashed, and my pleas fell on deaf ears,
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