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Instead, he scowled at me

“What are you doing?”

“I know you still love her, Kai, whoever she is or was I never ht maybe if I—”

“No” He blinked, his face going oddly still “That’s not… that’s not right”

I sed,as I forced words I didn’t want to say past numb lips Goddamn it, why does this hurt so much?

“I was just doing my best If you show me a picture of her, I can—”

“No!” His voice wasat h ht That’s not what I want Change back”

“Kai, please—”

“I said change back!”

“Fine!” I started to shift back to myself, ith fury “Have it your way then Just stand there and let ht? I don’t knoto ht your heart had been broken, but now I’—”

I cuthim he was heartless, because what I saw on his face asalmost exactly like… relief

It was so unexpected that it stopped me cold

He stepped toward y I couldn’t define, and for ato kiss rabbed me around the waist and cupped the back of my head in his hand

His fingers trailed overoverthem

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