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Chapter 22

Author: YellowDove
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Chapter 22

Sienna's POV

The kiss wouldn’t leave me. It wasn’t just the way his lips felt, or the surprise of it. it was everything it stirred up inside me.

I’d closed my eyes countless times since then, and each time, it was right there, playing back like a loop I couldn’t escape.

Normally, something like this wouldn’t affect me so much. I’d brush it off, ignore it. But this time, it was different. It felt different.

I couldn’t get the image of Daphne’s face out of my mind either. Her little arms crossed, her expression so distant. She barely looked at me anymore.

I had tried to talk to her, to make things right, but nothing worked. It was like every word I said just bounced right off of her. I didn’t know how to fix it.

Earlier today, in one last desperate attempt, I asked her, "What can I do to make this up to you, baby? How do I make it right?"

She just stared at me for the longest time, her eyes so intense it almost made me feel like she was much older than four. And
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