Page 60 of Jase


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Iknowthat.

Which is why I don’t stop.

His mouth is still on mine—warm, demanding, completely undoing every logical thought I’ve had in the last twenty-four hours.

Or ever.

My hands tighten in his shirt, pulling him closer—

—and that’s when it hits me.

He’s injured.

Badly.

And I—

Oh.

Oh no.

I break the kiss.

Sharp.

Immediate.

Breathing hard.

“That—” I start, then stop.

Because I don’t even know how to finish that sentence.

He doesn’t move far.

Still close.

Still right there.

His forehead almost touches mine.

“Yeah,” he says quietly.

Not helping.

At all.

I push lightly against his chest.

Not to get away.

Just—

Space.

Control.

Something.