“I thought you were dead,” he said, saying the words that he’d refused to admit in his own mind. But he realized now that it was true. Beneath the denial and the refusal, he’d thought she was dead. Nova licked her lips, drawing his gaze toward them. “You never answered my question,” he said. “What question?” “If I asked you on a real date, would you say yes?” She seemed to tense. Her fingers tightened around his. “Are you asking?” Adrian hesitated. She was watching him closely, her blue eyes curious, but also nervous. Nervous. Somehow, seeing his own uncertainty mirrored back at him helped to
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