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    “Have one. It’ll help you cool off.” Comforting someone wasn’t exactly Vincent’s strength. This awkward attempt was the best he could manage.


    Seeing Vincent trying so earnestly, Katelyn couldn’t help but smile softly. His clumsy effort alone had already eased much of her anger.


    She parted her lips and took a bite of the cherry. The moment the sweet vor hit her tongue, her eyes brightened. She turned to Vincent with a nod. “It’s really good.”


    A rare softness filled Vincent’s typically cool gaze. “There’s plenty more. Have as many as you’d like.”


    The frustration that had weighed on Katelyn finally lifted. Taking the te, she ate a few more cherries herself, then yfully held one up to Vincent’s lips.


    Seeing her mood lighten, Vincent exhaled in quiet relief. He leaned in and took the cherry from her fingers.


    In that fleeting moment, Vincent’s tongue lightly brushed against the tip of Katelyn’s finger. Without warning, a thrilling sensation shot from Katelyn’s fingertip and spread swiftly toward her heart.


    Katelyn snatched her hand back as if burned, her re sharpening to a dagger’s edge. “I’ve got to crash early tonight,” she said, rubbing her temples with a tired sigh. “I’m wiped.”


    Vincent smirked, a contented glint in his eyes. yfulness and flirting weren’t typically her style, but tonight, she embraced them both. It was this side of Katelyn that he couldn’t get enough of.


    Vincent had always assumed that indifferent natures would sh, but initially, they found themselves drawn to each other instead. And now? Now her edges fit against his like puzzle pieces he hadn’t realized were missing. This quiet, steady warmth was something he’d never experienced in his family.


    His gaze lingered on her a beat too long, his lips quirking in a smirk. “Never said I had ns.” The words rolled off his tongue, deliberate. “But if you’re this jumpy, maybe I should start.” A yful spark lit his eyes, his smirk widening just enough to bait her.


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    Katelyn arched a brow, her lips twitching despite herself. “You’re getting bolder.” She shot back, her tone dry but her eyes betraying a flicker of amusement.


    The past Vincent would never have been like this. The Vincent she’d first known was a cier—cold, untouchable, and impossibly distant. But now? Now he felt like theforting warmth of a campfire. Katelyn studied the faint curve of Vincent’s lips. It was like watching a saint trade his halo for a devil’s grin. Yet, she couldn’t deny the pull of this new Vincent; she loved him all the more for it. This Vincent made her feel like she was finally seeing the real him. And with every shared nce, every quietugh, the distance between them seemed to shrink.


    Vincent stayed silent, but the faint curve of his lips and the way his eyes lingered on her said enough.


    Katelyn didn’t bother to banter with Vincent any further, shoving him lightly. “Enough,” she said, her tone firm but fond. “It’ste. Go shower and get some rest.”


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