Chapter 229 That's Very Average

• Dare crossed to me with a quickness that made me stumble back a step. “No. Absolutely fucking not.” He cupped my face and drew me up until I was actually on my toes. My heart was racing and emotions were pinging all over the place. Fight, flight, lust, and love.
• God, so much love I couldn’t even comprehend it.
• I wanted to shout it at him, but we hadn’t gone there. In the foggy bit of romance we’d tripped through, we hadn’t said that one very specific word. It felt like more than duty. It felt like we were a team. Or at least going to try and be a team.