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I love you!
Her eyes widened. Her lips parted like she'd forgotten how to breathe.
Dominic didn't stop. He couldn't. It was like the words had been rotting in his chest for too long, and now that they were out, there was no putting them back.
"It's ruining my life not being able to say it," he whispered. "I walk around like I'm okay, but I'm not. I haven't been since you touched me the first time like I wasn't already broken. Since you made me laugh when I didn't even remember how my voice sounded when it was happy. I haven't been okay since you looked at me like I wasn't just another monster trying to outrun his past."
Celeste's chest rose, sharp and shaky. Her hand found his wrist, curled lightly around it. She didn't know what to say. She tried to play it cool, but she knew she also needed him the way he needs her.
