“I love you, Ash. I always have.” The words slip out of me so easily, it’s baffling that I never said them out loud before. He pauses, his breathing turning harsh, almost animalistic. “Always?” “Always.” “Even when you were cold and standoffish?” I laugh. “Especially when I was cold and standoffish. It was a façade, Ash. The deeper my feelings ran for you, the harder I tried to kill them.” He’s quiet for a second as if mulling my words over. When he speaks, my heart stops beating. “I love you, too, Reina. You’re my first and last.” “You’re my first and last too.” I retrieve the ring Reina gave
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