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I took a deep breath, staring at my flushed reflection in the mirror. Mingling with guests and being the perfectly excited bride had taken a lot out of me, leaving me exhausted and breathless not only from smiling, talking and laughing but also from Damien's attention the entire night from his touch, his consuming and intense gaze and the desire wedged deep within.
I'm having a hard time believing this is all fake…especially the way my body won't listen…
Being around his energy had been too much, enough to get me running into the bathroom for five minutes of normalcy- to regain my composure. Wetting my hands, I pat my neck dry, cooling my body from the intensity of the emotions that he's evoked within me in such a short span of time.
"You can do this, Gianna. You've survived this l
