His words had left my heart pounding with something way more than fondness or adoration. It was a new feeling, one I’d never experienced but knew exactly what it was. I was falling in love with Braxlyn Cernak. Burying my head against his shoulder, I kissed his neck, letting his happy hum fill me with warmth. “I think I’m starting to fall for you.” I’d whispered the words, but by the hitch in Brax’s breathing, I knew he’d heard them. He squeezed me closer. “That’s okay. I fell for you when I was twelve and you barely knew I existed. I knew you were it for me way back then and it hasn’t changed.
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