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Darren: Chapter 8.
Hesitantly, I stared at the horizon. The sun was just setting, but I wasn’t sure whether Danny would actually show or not. I guessed I couldn’t blame her if she didn’t.
Why did I let Mer get to me? I knew she was bad for me, I knew she was evil and just liked to toy with my emotions. And still… A first mating bond wasn’t easy to shake.
“The gardens are beautiful at night.”
My heart jumped up and I turned to find my beautiful redhead. She came!
“Danny, you’re here.” I dried my clammy hands on my pants and presented her with the golden peach from Ma’s tree. “For you.”
She chuckled as she accepted the fruit. “Most people bring flowers to a date, but you brought me a nectarine?”
“It’s a peach. I got it from my mother’s tree.”
“Oh… Then thank you?” she smiled, snif
