One moment Reed and I were joking around, and the next, it felt like the whole world had shifted. We were staring into each other’s eyes, and my breathing had stilled, but my heart was racing. Something about being with Reed in his home was different from every other time I’d been with him. The connection between us didn’t feel like something we’d contrived. It felt natural, exciting, and safe. Something had changed while our eyes were locked together. In that moment, I’d forgotten Reed was just my fake boyfriend. Forbidden feelings had rippled through my body as though a kaleidoscope of
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