Cellie’s povWe stared at each other, the silence stretched and loud and crammed the car, making it infinitely smaller. I couldn’t even bring myself to blink, every muscle and bone in my body was frozen in time.“I love you, bambina.” Demetrio said again.Shut the front door.My body functions resumed chaotiCellie like a gear that had been inactive for years, my heart pumping wildly and my lungs full of air.I began to shake my head. “No, that’s- that’s not right. Made men don’t fall in love. You said it yourself; only duty matters in your world.”Demetrio’s thumb was caressing my jawline. “Apparently I was wrong.” He said, his tone as gentle as his touch. “Which is humbling because I’m never wrong”I didn’t laugh at the obvious joke, I was not in the mood for jokes. I didn’t even know what I was feeling at the moment. My head was clogged with swirling thoughts, my heart squeezing with fear and expanding with joy.It was a mess.This was something I’d dreamed of since the moment I rea
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