“Are you sure about this, Rosalina?” I blink my eyes open to see his turquoise gaze sparkling, his full lips parted in that strange smile of his, the one just for me. “I know you have a mate. I’d understand if you only want him.” He looks almost embarrassed. My heart bleeds from the vulnerability he’s showing me. I take his face between my palms, knowing I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life. “You make me smile even when the whole world seems dark,” I tell him. “You protect those you care about with a fierceness I admire. You’re brave and clever, and every time you laugh I do too, and
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