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• I shuffled closer, placing my hand against his face, my palm along his cheek.
• “I’m not going to let that happen. I have my shadows and you three. I won’t fail,” I promised, and he nodded, his eyes meeting mine with a slither of hope that I locked on to before pressing my lips against his.
• I kissed him slowly, softly, with all the tenderness he constantly showed me. He kissed me back, his arms going around me as he pulled me onto his lap.