Chapter 43 You Don't Have To Thank Me

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• “You don’t have to thank me,” he says after a moment, his voice quiet as he stares back at me.
• “I want to,” I reply softly, and my answer causes his expression to shift slightly. His brows lift faintly like he’s trying to figure me out, his gaze moving between my eyes before features change again, and that tiny reaction alone makes my stomach tighten. It’s strange seeing a man like Dante caught off guard by simple kindness, and I realise then that maybe he isn’t used to people thanking him sincerely. Maybe most people around him fear him too much to speak to him normally.