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CHAPTER 151: You Ready?

Author: Azria Zei
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TYSHA

Did we almost kiss?!

My mind was racing faster than my heart, and that was saying something.

One minute, Rue was just showing me how to swing a golf club, and the next, we were inches apart, close enough to share a breath. I could still feel the warmth of his hands on mine, guiding, steady... too steady. Why did I turn around? Why did his eyes have to look at me like that?

And now, here I was, blushing like a schoolgirl with her first crush. It was ridiculous.

We're adults. We're past this, aren't we?

But then, why did my stomach twist into knots at the thought of his lips so close to mine? I shouldn't be feeling this way. Not after everything. Not after the breakup, the hatred, the moving on... or at least, the attempt to move on.

“L-Look. Adam seems to be having fun!” I said to Rue in an attempt to pretend that I didn’t make a big deal out of what happened earlier. My voice betrayed me with a slight stutter, and I mentally kicked myself for it.

Come on, Tysha, get a grip! Pul
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