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Not stopping.
Not pulling away.
“Then why—”
“Because I don’t want to stop.”
That—
That hits.
Hard.
Jase
I shouldn’t have saidthat.
But I did.
And I don’t take it back.
Her breath catches.
Just slightly.
Enough.
“You don’t even like me,” she says quietly.
I almost laugh.
“Yeah,” I murmur. “That’s definitely what this is.”
Her lips part.
Just a little.
And that’s it.
That’s all it takes.
I kiss her.
Slow.
Controlled.
But deeper than before.
Not just tension.
Not just adrenaline.
Choice.
Again.
And she—
