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I tore my eyes away from his face, swallowing hard as I tried to shove down the sudden wave of embarrassment creeping up my spine.
"L-listen, I.."
The words caught in my throat. What was I supposed to say? Denying it felt pointless.
Lying and pretending nothing happened? That would be ridiculous.
But admitting it? Admitting that I had s*x dreams about him? That I woke up aching, desperate to find him so he could ruin me all over again?
That ever since that night, my body had been a traitor, craving him in ways I couldn’t control?
That would be dangerous.
Cole tilted his head slightly, a knowing smile playing on his lips. He watched me with that same unwavering intensity—the kind that made my skin burn, the kind that told me exactly what was on his mind.
The same way he alw
