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When Mateo pressed his lips to her mouth, Abigail’s eyes popped open. A million thoughts paraded through her head.
This is wrong
I’m still engaged
What does this mean?
In the next moment, Mateo slid his hand to the back of her neck so that he could kiss her deeply and her mind went blank. She clutched his wrist, kissing him back for all she was worth.
Whether it was the burden of her father’s revelations or her own desire to end things with Paul, the barriers around her heart were down. All Abigail wanted was this moment. This moment with him.
His kiss made her feel like she wasn’t broken, like the tattered fragments of her being could be rewoven into something deserving. She grasped him tighter, holding on to that hope with all of her might.
Mateo pulled back and she kept her e
