ELARAStanding before the full-length mirror in my bedroom, I smoothed the soft, lightweight fabric of the beautiful sundress down the curve of my hips, a breathless, giddy excitement thrumming like a wild current directly beneath my skin. Today was Sunday, and Killian was taking me somewhere… a surprise.Before I could even stop it, a wide, luminous smile stretched across my lips. I looked completely, undeniably happy—my cheeks flushed with a natural, rosy warmth, my eyes dancing with a vibrant light that made me look as though I were glowing from the inside out. Yet, even as my heart did a dizzying flip, a sudden wave of self-consciousness hit me. Look at you, I chided myself silently, my fingers twisting in the fabric of my dress. How on earth had I let down my guards so easily, especially after swearing so furiously, so repeatedly, that I would never allow another man past my defenses again?But as my thoughts spun, the image of Killian’s face filled my mind, and the walls m
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