“She’s important to me too.” Ben’s expression softened, going thoughtful as a truth I was only just coming to understand poured out of me. “I’ve never fucking felt this . . . this pull. I want to be around her all the time. To touch her, to be able to look at her, make sure she’s safe.” Ever since she set foot in the bar and I caught her scent, my thoughts had been consumed by her. I took every opportunity to be in her orbit. But until this moment, I hadn’t realized the truth. It wasn’t a crush or something as insignificant as attraction. It was deeper than that, primal. She was in my blood. I
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