With a snort, she looks away and points to the door. “I’ll be in the other room if you need me.” “Could you—” I clamp my mouth shut before any other words slip out. Millie turns back, her golden eyes open and shining, her heart laid out for me, allowing me to take from her again. “Anything, Gavin. I will do anything you ask.” Pain lances my chest at her words. I close my eyes and breathe through it. I’m really starting to believe her. Truly starting to believe that not only would she do what I asked, but she’d do it happily, and not just because it would make me happy. That maybe it would make
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