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CHAPTER 79
~Valerie's POV~
The morning sun filtered weakly through the sheer curtains, casting long slivers of light across my bed.
I blinked awake slowly, my body protesting every movement with dull aches.
Every bruise from the forest fight, every scrape from the escape, every emotional scar from the past twenty-four hours—they all pulsed just beneath my skin.
I sat up, rubbing my temples, feeling the weight of everything settle back onto my shoulders.
Xade's kiss.
Dristan's kiss.
I heaved a deep sigh as the memories came rushing back—his hands on my face, the desperate heat of Dristan's mouth against mine, and then Xade's grip on my wrist, his mouth crashing onto mine like he couldn't help himself.
My chest squeezed painfully at the memory. I shook my head, forcing myself out of bed.
Focus, Valerie. Focus.
I was at PSA for a reason.
I had bigger problems than a few unexpected kisses… and feelings I had no idea how to deal with.