His answering smile tore through me, stealing the breath from my lungs. I don’t think I’d ever seen him smile—not like this, not like the sun breaking through the clouds, those dazzling eyes sparking like a jewel in a flame. “That’s the first time you’ve said my name.” I bit my lip, holding back my own smile. “That’s the first time you’ve earned it.” He huffed out a soft laugh, right as his hand came up to brush an escaped tendril from my face. I froze, the rough pads of his fingers like a searing trail of heat against the sensitive skin at my cheek. His arm fell away. “I’m glad he didn’t hurt
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