Chapter Thirty-oneFaelen’s POVAs much as I tried to resist, thoughts of Hunter completely consumed me over the next days… even though I’d resolved to focus only on my mission. It was like he had already invaded my mind, making it just impossible to think about anything else.No matter how hard I tried to focus, to remember why I was here, my thoughts always transformed back to thoughts about him. At night, when the estate and quarters were quiet, I lay awake, thinking about him… I knew that was wrong.Ever since that kiss, something had shifted between us. I could feel it. Hunter had confronted me about it a few days ago, with his tone gentle and not cruel.It was the first time we had spoken about what happened. The way he talked to me, he didn’t yell at me like he would normally, and for a moment, it didn’t even feel like I was beneath him.He wasn’t angry, not in the way I expected him to be. Instead, there was something softer in his eyes, something I couldn’t quite place, but
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