One word. Just one word and everything felt right in the world for a second. She took a deep breath, calming herself. Taking her seat again, she gulped down the water in her glass, aware of him watching her. “Your heart isn’t stupid.” His words, again quiet, made her look at him. “Soft, yes. Stupid, no. I think it’s quite smart to believe me when your mind doesn’t.” She didn’t know what to say to that. “There’s been no one for six years, Lyla.” His words made her straighten in her chair, the disbelief evident on her face. His lips twitched. “Believe me or don’t, fact is fact. I haven’t fucked
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