“Rook,” he whispered, startling me. I attempted to pull away, but he captured my face between the palms of his hands. “Kiss me again.” “Not like this, Luka.” “I need to feel something besides this hole in my chest. It hurts to breathe.” Vulnerable, glittering blue eyes held me hostage as my heart stammered out a few clumsy beats. “I need to feel it. I need to know you meant it. When you kissed me before…” His lips were feather soft against the corner of my mouth as he moved closer. We were nose to nose, his thumbs digging into the line of my jaw. “I don’t want you to try, Rook. I need you to
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