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2024-10-29 19:42:56Tanya looked every bit as astonished as I did.
I can’t believe he said that.
He’d announced that no woman was fit for his bed other than me.
She was giving me a questioning look.
Asking me what? I didn’t know.
Not knowing how to respond, I shrugged.
That was not something I never expected to hear from him.
It felt like a vow.
A promise to be with no woman but me.
“You love her?” Tanya blinked slowly. Pushing his hand away.
Thought her touch was light, he complied and let her slide down the wall to her feet.
Clearly stunned at her bold statement.
“I do.” He said flatly. Without looking at me.
Somehow, I was even more shocked that he’d admitted it to a woman he hardly knew.
It made it feel more real. Something with substance.
“And you, him?” She asked me in shock.
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