"So…" Cassian paused, the tips of his ears turning red. "Do you want to get a closer feel now?"I froze for a second, then my face burned instantly. "Cassian Stone! Were you pretending to sleep last night?"He laughed, pulling me down to sit at the edge of the bed as he rested his chin in the hollow of my shoulder. His voice was low and hoarse as he replied, "I wasn't. But… I did wake up when you held my hand and said you were sorry.""So, you just pretended to stay asleep while I ran my mouth saying all that embarrassing stuff?""It wasn't embarrassing." His arms tightened around me. "Not at all. It was the sweetest thing I've ever heard."I buried my face in his chest.The faint scent of medicine lingered on him, mixed with something so familiar it made my chest ache. Suddenly, all the detours I had taken over the past five years felt like they had only led me back here so I could hold him a little tighter, be more appreciative of what I had.From the doorway came Elias' lower
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