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45. Including You

Author: Eden Moon
last update Last Updated: 2024-09-21 11:37:29

I didn't mean for it to happen. One second, I was cooking, trying to hold myself together, and the next, Cast was in front of me, his hands on my waist, his lips on mine. It felt different, but I kissed him back because I needed to feel something.

Anything.

My heart was torn between the man I loved and the mess we'd made, and I wasn't sure where to turn.

Then the doorbell rang.

Cast pulled back. I glanced toward the door, my hands shaking as I untangled myself from him. Cast sighed, his shoulders slumping like he knew what was coming. I didn't want to open the door, didn't want to see who was waiting on the other side, but I had to.

When I opened it, Linc was standing there. He didn't wait for an invitation, just walked in like he belonged. Without thinking, I hugged him. I hugged him before I could stop myself.

And he held me back. Tight.

I froze, realizing what I was doing, but part of me didn't want to let go. Linc had this way of making everything seem like it would be okay. Lik
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