~Benny~“Benny!” Liam’s anxious voice echoed above the discord of the wharf, the waves, the breeze, and my wild beating heart.I held tight to Kai, not lifting my face from his chest. It was my safe place, his arms around me, but I was pulled away from him and another man embraced me.Liam. His heart knocks against my chest. My hands dropped to my side as he enveloped me in his embrace.Over his shoulder, Kai doesn’t look pleased either.‘Why did you let me go?’ my eyes asked.‘Because you are not mine to keep,’ his eyes replied, his jaw tight.Justine ran into him. Her weight didn’t even phase him. He remained frozen, stiff as a pole, as she buried her face on his chest and curled her arms around his waist.I watched in silence, lifting my gaze to his. ‘You are my keeper, keep me.’He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. When those gray eyes met mine again, the determination in them could burn a meadow in spring. ‘You don’t know what you are asking.’I shook my head. ‘I want you to
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