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Chapter 0136
Hannah
The sound of Noah's voice madestand so abruptly that | whacked my head on the sofa. Reeling, | clutched
the side of my head and began to careen backwards, my other hand windmilling in search of something to grab
onto.
“Easy, there.”
| felt two strong, warm arms wrap aroundfrom behind, catchingbefore | could fall. My feet barely
touched the ground now, and when I looked up, | was met with Noah's concerned gaze.
“S-Sorry,” | said, hating how childish | sounded at that moment.
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He shook his head atbemusedly and setdown on the couch where | could collect my bearings.” What
were you doing just now?” he asked, c**g his head to the side. “And why are you so jumpy?”
| opened my mouth to tell him that | had found the comb he had apparently used when he spent the night here
with Zoe, but the words died in my throat before they even reached my tongue. | couldn’t bring myself to
mention it right now, not when he was sitting next toand stroking my shoulder with one of his warm, broad
palms. No matter how angry | was with him, | couldn’t ruin the rare tenderness of this
moment.
Instead, | turned my head to the side and pressed my lips into a thin line as though that would somehow hide the
blush in my cheeks.
“Nothing.” | lied with a wave of my hand. “I just thought | dropped my necklace.”
Noah shota strange look. “Your necklace is still around your neck,” he replied.
| merely shrugged. “Yeah, well, | wasn’t thinking.”
For a moment, Noah just blinked atin mild confusion, his hand still roaming my shoulder. This close, the
scent of his cologne overwhelmed my senses-smokey and woodsy, like an aged whiskey or a smoldering
campfire.
No doubt Zoe had smelled his scent this close, too, when they had shared a bed.
Finally, he pulled his hand away and yawned, standing. Well, I'll take the couch tonight,” he said. “You can have
the guest room. Zoe said it’s down the hall and to the left. You can use the shower or whatever else you need.”
“I'm fine,” | said, standing myself now that the moment had been broken. “Goodnight.”
“Goodnight”
With that, | turned around and made for the doorway. But before | could make it, | heard Noah clear his throat.
Suddenly, his hand shot out past me, darting across the doorway and pressing into the molding so that | was
caged in.
| felt my breath catch as | reeled back a bit, looking up at those deep green eyes of his.
“Is there something else you need?” | asked, my voice far more timid than | intended it to be. | couldn't help it;
here, beneath his gaze and the stony outline of his chest towering over me, | felt like a damali
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distress.
He paused for a moment, his eyes darting up and down my face before he finally spoke in barely more than a
whisper. “Hannah, I’'m.... I'm sorry. For making you feel the way you did when you fell.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the tips of his ears turned red. He quickly pulled his hand away from the
doorfrand took a step back to givespace to leave, but | didn’t.
“You're sorry?” | blurted out. “You really are?”
He nodded. “I've been thinking about it, and | know you must have felt like shit when | walked out like that,” he
said. “I should have stayed with you longer.”
Yeah, | thought to myself. You should have. But you chere instead, and slept in her bed, and.....
Of course, | didn’t voice any of that. | could see the remorse in his eyes, and once again, | felt myself soften ever
so slightly.
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