Instead, he’d let me pull him away. Harrington stumbled backward, cradling his injured hand against his chest. His breaths came in short, uneven bursts. I felt Kade’s wrist shift beneath my fingers. Then I realized I was still holding him. I let go as though his skin had burned me. His gaze dropped to the space between us, where my hand had been wrapped around his wrist. For a second, he said nothing. Then his eyes lifted to mine. And just like that, I forgot about everyone else. The restaurant, the guests pretending not to stare, the waiter frozen beside his tray, Harrington nursing his hand behind us. All of it receded until there was only Kade standing in front of me. His dark hair was a little dishevelled, his black shirt stretched across his broad shoulders, sleeves pushed up to reveal his tattoos. My gaze caught on the familiar silver bar through his eyebrow, glinting beneath the lights. The crease between his brows hadn’t disappeared, and neither had that
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