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I left Kaisei without an answer. I was terrified of making a mistake and ending up entrusting someone, and giving him my heart just so he could step on it and crush it. I wanted to move forward, break free from Hiro's curse, but at the same time Kaisei was Hiro's cousin… I was doomed to be entangled in this mess again one way or another.
“Ana… you don't have to give your heart and soul to the guy on the first date! You can have sex without giving your heart away, have you even thought about it?! Stop acting like a pure little girl and grow up!” I scolded myself, trying to make my actions more rational and less emotional.
But, seriously, what could I do? My heart was a mess, my emotions were flowing from one extreme to the other, and now, Kaisei moved some string inside my body, making me tremble each time I was thinking about love and romance. I should be going through the recovery process, the one without unnecessary heart fluttering! I was d
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