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2024-11-29 04:30:00Zarek PoV
The library was suffocating and way too quiet after she had left, as though the air itself had just stilled for no reason, leaving me suffocating in the absence. The scent of old paper and Lunette’s lingering scent did nothing to calm my thoughts.
Leaning back against the chair, I ran a hand through my hair, tugging at the strands as if that would somehow pull the chaos from my mind.
I sat there for what felt like hours, replaying every moment of what had just happened between us, the way her lips had felt against mine, the warmth of her touch when she clung to me—it had been all too real.
I’d told her to leave; it was the best way to protect her—protect us both—the best way that I could think of.
And then she was gone.
But the moment she walked away, regret hit me like a punch to the gut.
ne.
I shouldn’t have kissed her.
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