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The entire world from the flowers to the fake sky shook. I let go of my hold on Baros, but he held on to me. His pale gaze raked over me with concern etched in his brows.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
“I’m not sure?”
Physically, I was fine. It was my insides that were messed up. My blood was warm. I felt it rushing to my cheeks like I was blushing or something. The valves of my heart must have come loose because the organ felt like it was tumbling around in my chest cavity. The corners of my eyes were stretching wider and wider like I was some virginal maiden come face-to-face with a knight in shining armor. And that shining light was centered on Leonidas Baros.
I blinked rapidly to clear my vision. But my head was still muddled. Baros tucked me into his side as we surveyed our su
