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Chapter 394 - Emotions and Control

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CHAPTER 394

~Valerie's POV~

I wanted to believe Kai's words. 

No, scratch that. I believed Kai's words and knew they were true. My mates loved me and I them. But that love felt like a blade held too close to my skin.

It warmed… and cut. It made me brave… and terrified me all the same.

And it hurt each time I tried to open up to them, and things didn't work out. 

He was here for me… even now.

I breathed out slowly, masking my frustration behind a sigh as I stepped back, silently begging for distance, space, anything to untangle the tight knot in my chest. 

But unlike what I expected, for Kai to leave me alone, or to step back, he didn't. He bridged the gap between us in one swift motion.

His hand rose, fingers brushing my cheek before slipping under my chin.

Before I could think—before I could stop myself—Kai tilted my face up and pulled me into a kiss.

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