Shawn sat down next to her.

The sofa sank down slightly.

His aura and his scent suddenly enveloped Gale.

He had clearly done nothing.

Yet, Shawn sitting down in front of her and next to her felt like two incredibly different things!

It got worse when Shawn reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"Hey, you…"

Gale pushed her hands into his chest.

He did not move.

She pushed again, but he ended up hugging her even more tightly.

Shawn rubbed his chin lightly against her ear. "Galey, sometimes, I wonder how much of an evil monster I could be for me to fail to get the woman I love over and over again."

Gale suddenly stopped pushing him.

He described himself as an evil monster.

That sounded a bit too much.

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