Chapter 3

It didn't take long before my breathing turned ragged, and I rested against his shoulder, panting softly. "How are you still this easy to fluster?" There was laughter in his voice, but not a trace of mockery. Annoyed, I pinched his arm, only to find it hard as stone. He didn't mind. He lowered his head and pecked my lips lightly, so I pecked him back. We went back and forth like kids fooling around. "You want to keep standing here? I don't mind holding you and kissing you till sunrise. The question is whether you can handle it."

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