Nia's POV The cool night air brushed against my bare skin, a stark contrast to the absolute wildfire burning inside my chest. For years, I had built walls. For years, I had locked every single desperate thought, every longing glance, and every agonizing heartbeat into a box deep within myself, pretending that Torin was just a friend, just an ally, just someone I shared space with. But standing out on that secluded balcony, with the city lights twinkling like a distant, irrelevant galaxy below us, the lock shattered completely.I reached out, my fingers trembling slightly before they found purchase in the soft, thick strands of his hair. I pulled him closer, erasing the torturous distance between us, and deepened the kiss. It wasn't a gentle request; it was a demand born of years of bottled emotions, a sudden and violent release of a dam that had been holding back an entire ocean. I tangled my hands deeper into his hair, gripping tight, as if anchoring myself to the only thing that ma
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