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I’d set the world on fire, includingher

BLAKELY

THIS IS REAL!

This is what I wanted All along Acceptance, love, understanding What if he’s right, and this is all we get? And when you die, you’re just … gone Eventually not even a memory to anyone

I can live with that because I have him

Wrapping my arms around his neck, I pull his face down tothe smallest space between our lips My eyes take in his sharp jaw, the curve of his lips and green eyes—they look different now that I knoho he really is—sexier in a way that has

I knoho you are, Ryat Alexander Archer I’m not afraid of what I see, nor am I ashamed

His dark hair is wet, and soer pieces have fallen down across his face into his eyes as the water hits us Leaning forward, he goes to press his lips to ain and whisper, “I love you, Ryat”

His lips capturehim take control It’s passionate yet needy at the sa down over us makes our lips slippery, the kissthe scar ht

I thought I knehat love would be likeMatt Not what I dreamed of but tolerable Ryat has shownfor so it

One of his hands tangles intoto wrap around his hip

“Fuck, Blake,” he growls, pulling his face from mine His lips drop to oddamn much”

I suck in a shaky breath “I love …”

His lips capture ain, and his hand falls between our bodies Then he’s sliding his hard dick into asp when he stretchesto turn him down Not now Not ever