Lailani's pov
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The sun was bright enough for what I wanted to do today.
I looked down at the patch of earth in front of me.
I surveyed it with satisfaction and wiped a smudge of dirt from my cheek, leaving behind a streak.
Perfect, I thought, this was the spot where life would take root.
Aziel stood beside me, eyebrows raised as if I’d suggested we plant a forest instead of a garden.
I bit back a grin.
“This is it,” I declared, my voice carrying a note of triumph.
Aziel’s eyes narrowed at me.
“You mean to tell me that when you said you had something interesting in mind for our first official date, you meant gardening?”
I shrugged, my smile growing wider.
“You asked me what I love to do, not what I wanted for our first date. And here we are. You should have said you wante
