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Still Sadie.

The girl who had once tangled herself into my life so effortlessly, only to disappear just as easily.

Was I at risk of getting my heart broken again?

Would I survive it a second time?

I really didn’t know, but I also didn’t want to let her go, either.

Ever again.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Sadie

I wokeup tangled in warmth, my body heavy, sated. But my mind? My mind was a battlefield.

Memories of last night flickered in and out, a chaotic reel of whispered promises, heated touches, the way Kai had looked at me like I was precious… like he didn’t want to lose me again.

Lovely, wonderful Kai.

I turned my head, my breath catching the moment I saw him.

His dark lashes fanned against his cheek, lips slightly parted, his face peaceful in a way that felt almost foreign.

He looked younger like this, stripped of the tension he always carried in the tight set of his jaw, the sharp edge of his gaze.

God, he was beautiful.

And I was a mess.

The conflicting emotions crashed over me: satisfaction, longing, panic. My heart ached to stay, to reach out and trace the lines of his body, to press my palm against his chest just to feel the steady rhythm beneath.

But another part of me—the rational, self preserving part—screamed that this was a mistake.

A breathtaking, soul-shaking mistake.

Not because I didn’t want Kai.

Not even because those feelings weren’t still there, because they most definitely were…

But because I didn’t want to hurt him.

Again.

If Medford wasn’t going to be my forever home, then I needed to keep my distance from him.

Another heartbreak might destroy both of us.

I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to shove aside the warmth still lingering in my bones, the way my body wanted to curl back into his. Last night had felt too real, too right.

And that terrified me.

Swallowing the lump in my throat, I slipped out of bed carefully, moving as quietly as I could.

The scent of coffee drifted through the loft, and the distinct sound of a cabinet closing told me I wasn’t alone.

I gathered my clothes quickly, pulling Kai’s oversized shirt around me before tiptoeing toward the door.

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