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“What do you need?”

Yeah, this was definitely not the direction I’d wanted this to go I debated how to phrase my response so I wouldn’t scare the hell out of hiets to be too ht?”

“You didn’t answer my question—”

“I’ to,” I assured him “Just answer mine first, please”

“Yes Most of the tiet to be too et it out I’m afraid of ill happen if I don’t”

“I use sex to accos, Caleb I don’t hurtI’et off, but that’s really all it’s about There’s no eain, never talk to theain I control the encounter, their reactions, my own…”

“It’s not real,” Caleb murmured

Huh me as he repeated my oords back to me “And just like you, I’d rather have the illusion,” I said

Caleb let out a heavy breath but didn’t say anything After all, what could he say?

“Jace?”

“Yeah?” I said It was funny because I suddenly felt wiped out I’d gone into this thing in the hopes of drawing out so inside of Caleb, but so

“I knohat I want now for keeping your secret about your corace on the ski slope”

I smiled despite myself “Okay,” I responded

I was surprised when he turned around so that he was facing s There was a little color in his cheeks, but I wasn’t sure if it was because of the coldair or the emotion that had come with the adave voice to his request and whispered, “I want to kiss you”

Chapter 8

Caleb

I was sure he wasn’t going to go for it Not with the way his jaent tight and his fingers dug into where they were resting on his thighs But he surprised h because I couldn’t tell if he was pissed or worried or excited