I didn’t speak. I didn’t want him to know I was alive, but I knew that once he knew, I would be fucked. He took a step closer to me. “Perse is hurt that you don’t want to see her, but I’m just—” He looked off into the distance. “Surprised.” I took a step closer to him, trapped in the history our souls had explored together. “Kohen…” “Dove,” he replied with a gentleness I was sure only I would ever see. “What do you say, Little Bird? Wanna run away with me and break the law?” “I don’t know,” I answered sadly, guilt tearing at my heart. “I did something bad. I’ve caused so much hurt.” Kohen’s
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