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But Edward didn’t even seem to hear me, his fiery kiss only growing more relentless as he pressed in closer, refusing to let me escape.

My mind went completely blank, my breath stolen away until my face burned hot and red.

My fingers, meant to push him away, lost all strength from the lack of air–before I knew it, I was gripping his shoulders, clinging to him instead.

Only after he’d had his fill did Edward finally pull back, taking in my panicked expression. He reached out and gently brushed his fingers against my cheek. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done that.”

I was speechless. ‘Is he really doing the whole “hurt you then hand you a candy” routine? That’s so old–school.

“Next time… I’ll ask for your permission first,” he said, smirking devilishly when he saw how breathless and flustered I was.

“There better not be a next time,” I said, a mix of anger and fear in my voice. “I told you, we can’t take this any further.”

“Do you hate me?” Edward asked, his gaze suddenly going dark and hollow, like all the stars had vanished from his eyes.

I froze, my mouth hanging open, but no words came out.

I used to really hate him. He was like a wild animal–dangerous and unpredictable–always putting me on edge, making me want to run the other way.

But now… with all these mixed feelings swirling around inside me, I couldn’t even put into words how I felt.

sense of loneliness, looking off to the

to him,” I said. My feelings for Ryan had already been buried by cold logic. This isn’t something that can be fixed just by liking someone–it’s like there’s a whole galaxy between us, impossible to cross. If he hadn’t gone out of his way to notice me, I probably wouldn’t even exist in his

didn’t keep creating chances for us to

him.

do you even define liking someone, or

for it. If two people are meant to

extra words.

if there’s no chance, love

genuinely hurt and just

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and yet I

compare yourself to him? Does it really mean anything?” I asked, my

now.

just a bit when he realized I was willing to talk, but then he gave a wry, self–mocking smile. “Maybe I just want to know, you know? Ryan and I are a generation apart, but when we were kids, we actually played together a lot. I’m nine years older than him, so when he was just starting to

I finally got why Edward, even as the older one,

an adult… does that mean you’re still not grown up?” I couldn’t help

looked stunned for a second. “Haven’t you ever heard?