CHAPTER 2SARAThe sun had barely risen on the second morning when I felt it start again, that slow, inevitable pull toward him, like gravity had decided I belonged somewhere else entirely. Breakfast was chaos, kids shrieking over pancakes, Aunt Lila passing platters of fruit while Uncle Marcus told the same fishing story for the third year in a row. Kieran sat beside me, arm draped over the back of my chair, laughing at something his cousin said, completely unaware that under the long white tablecloth, a different conversation was happening.Knox's bare foot found my ankle first. Just a nudge. Casual. Like it could have been an accident. But then it slid higher, slow and deliberate, the rough hair on his calf brushing the smooth skin behind my knee. I froze, fork halfway to my mouth, heat blooming low in my belly so fast I almost dropped the silverware. He didn't look at me. He was leaning back in his chair, talking to his dad about some boat repair, voice low and steady, while his t
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