“When I saw Alex at your side, I knew exactly who you were: Rune Winters. The girl Alex never shut up about. A girl who was entirely off-limits, because my little brother found her first.” Rune frowned, irked by these words. “That’s not the way friendship works,” she said, turning back to him. “Alex didn’t find me. He doesn’t own me.” Gideon’s gaze dropped to her mouth. “I’m not talking about friendship, Rune.” A shiver rushed across her skin. Lifting his thumb to her bottom lip, he dragged it slowly across. His touch was like a switch, turning on an electric current that flickered through
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