“You know, a lot of girls would love to be in your position right now,” he told me. “Yeah, I’m guessing you didn’t almost kill them once upon a time.” “Do you want me to apologize?” I hesitated, because his tone actually gave the impression he would apologize if I asked him to. “No,” I finally answered. “Why?” “Because I won’t forgive you anyway,” I said. No need to waste your time. He held me, his chest moving with mine, and I could feel his eyes on my face. He didn’t speak for several seconds. When he did, it sounded almost sad. “Winter…” But whatever he wanted to say, he didn’t finish, and
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