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They had a moment staring into each other's eyes. His eyes cleared and the darkness swirling around him dispersed.
Ranella helped him up, not breaking eye contact with him, Liam was lost in her eyes until she managed to pull him outside and to the street across the arcade.
When they got to a secluded area, Ranella made him sit down on a huge rock beside a closed restaurant.
She took out a napkin and wiped the sweat off his face while he was still focused on her.
His heart thumped in his chest as she did that.
He grabbed her hand when she was coming down to his neck causing her to jolt.
"Why did you do that?" He asked.
"D--Do what? She asked, despite picking a hint of exactly what he was talking about.
"Why did you stay, I told you to leave?!" He said this time the pitch of his tone went higher and deeper and he pressed on her wrist harder.
