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ADELINE

For a second, I’m sure I’ve misheard him. Then the warmth in his gaze lands square in my chest, and every thought in my head dissolves into glitter.

“You’re serious?” My voice is barely there.

“Dead serious,” he murmurs, kissing the corner of my mouth like it’s a promise. “I want to wake up to you every morning, fall asleep to you every night, and have you here in between to tell me off wh