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"And if I'm not," I run up to him, "what if you are what I need? I see this connection between us, you feel it too."

I want to scream so loudly that he will finally hear me and realise the truth.

"I don't feel it," he says coldly.

And although his voice is serious, his eyes cannot lie. The way he looks at me, it's real.

"Will you ever stop loving Denys?" He has no right to ask me that.

"Will you ever stop loving him?" he repeats, driving the nails deeper into my heart.

"No," tears appear in my eyes, "I won't stop." He presses his lips together and nods.

"Just stay as far away from me as possible, Amelia, it's best for everyone."

And he leaves, never knowing that I fell in love with him. From the first second. From the first day. From the first touch.

Chapter 20

And I stayed away from him as much as possible, as he asked. It's been a week now since I've been staying as far away from Danylo as possible. We hardly ever cross paths, and if we do, I try to get out of his sight as soon as possible.

He's right. It's better for everyone.

"And then we brought each other to orgasm," Lily acts as if she hasn't just told the whole cafeteria, which is now at least sixty people strong, about her hottest sex ever.

"Hey."

Oh, I knew some asshole was listening in.

"Amelia, right?" he turns to me.

"Oh, yes," I answer in surprise.

"Timur," he holds out his hand to me.

I press my lips together. What do you want, Tim?

My friends sit with their mouths wide open and look at each other.

I swear I'm just as surprised.

"Are you free tonight?" Yes.

I mean, no.

"Busy," I shrug.

"And tomorrow?" He puts his two hands together.

He's wearing a plain white T-shirt and a leather jacket over it. His brown hair is cut short and matches his sharp cheekbones.

He's hot and he knows it. Guys like this only want one thing: sex.

I catch myself thinking that’s all I need, too. Without any commitment. Without any continuation. Just sex.

To forget abouthim. To put him out of my mind. To go on with my life as if he had never existed.

"Tomorrow will be great," I smile.

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