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57. Your DNA
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2025-03-11 09:09:41Chloe
Adrian was making me nervous. He’d joined me on my walk in the gardens, but he’d been twitchy the entire time and unable to hold a conversation. Finally, I set us down on a bench away from the palace and cleared my throat. “Adrian.”
He glanced up with a frown. We were sitting side by side, but there was a noticeable gap between us. While I would have preferred to be pressed up against his side, I knew we needed to keep the distance in case anyone happened upon us. We were still keeping up the ruse that we weren’t mates, which meant I couldn’t act in the way I desired. Or he desired, but I knew he wanted to hold me as much as I wanted to be held. “Yes?”
I raised an eyebrow at him. “Do you want to tell me what’s on your mind, or am I supposed to just guess?”
He instantly deflated in front of my eyes, his shoulders s
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