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16. Verdict

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~ KATALEYA ~

He remembers me!

I feel elated at the thought, my heart racing a thousand miles per second, and I suddenly feel even happier than I did earlier. Was that even possible? It seems so!

Taking a deep breath, I begin from when I left the club feeling dizzy and strange.

“I’m going to stop you there. I clearly remember you declining a drink… Did you change your mind after?” My heart skips a beat under his gaze, and I try my best not to blush as I look down. He always sounds so sexy when he speaks.

If I accepted that drink, would things be better? Well, it’s too late now to muse over it.

At least I got to spend the night with him. Not that anything happened. I mean, I didn’t want it to happen! I just…

I shake my head, clearing my thoughts. I was sleeping so peacefully that it had been Jose who had woken me up and told me I had to return; he didn’t look surprised at all that I had escaped, but I had been a little embarrassed that he had caught us sleeping together, and I had
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So curious y she wants 2 wait 4 the blood moon, did she c something?
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She posted this morning that she fell asleep but is on the update <3
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