“The stars whispered a single word to me, a word I have held in me all these years, waiting for you. And now I know why,” Jasper breathed. I swallowed what felt like a razor blade in my throat, clinging onto this guy who could change everything. “What’s the word?” I demanded, hunting his eyes as if I could read it from them. He leaned closer again, whispering it to me in a slow and measured breath. “Ankaa.” My lips parted as I recognised that word. “That’s-” “The brightest star in the Phoenix constellation,” he answered for me, smiling even wider. He pressed a hand to my cheek, his eyes
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