Author's note: this is from Seraphina's point of view
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Duke carried me from the bathroom and placed me on the bed gently like I was made of snowflakes that might scatter at the slightest force.
He laid next to me and stared at me with an intensity that created goosebumps on my skin.
Everything around us stilled, and I wondered if he could hear my wild heartbeats.
Now that it was just the two of us, facing each other, I realized that Duke's presence changed. The energy coming from him was leaving me breathless and I knew that a million thoughts swirled behind those deep blue eyes that could peer into my soul, yet he didn't move as he observed me keenly like it was the first and the last time, all in one.
