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CHAPTER SIX – GROUND PLANS

Author: Blaq
last update Last Updated: 2023-06-23 23:22:41

MIRA

After that raw, emotional moment, neither of us speak.

Mason lifts my limp body into his arms and I go willingly, curling myself against the strong warmth of his chest.

We remain silent as we move past the broken shards of glass in the bedroom. Mason walks through the silent suite until we get to the kitchen. He sets me down on the cold counter and parts my thighs, moving to stand between them.

Then he takes my face in his hands and leans forward to drop a soft, tender kiss on my forehead.

“Don’t do that to me again, baby. Please. Don’t ever hurt yourself again because of me.”

I hold his intense stare with a determined one of my own.

“And how about you? Will you keep smashing your fists through mirrors? Because if you will, then I guess I will, too.”

His eyes widen in surprise at my slightly sharp tone but I refuse to back down. Seeing that I will not be deterred, Mason takes one quick look at my bloodied hands and shakes his head immediately.

“I won’t smash my fists through any
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