In the half-bright light, our four eyes looked at each other unobstructed, and Dale's hot gaze seemed to burn my eyes.
"Chris, stay." Her charming voice was as soft as a whisper in my ear, affectionate and longing, and all my defenses suddenly collapsed in an instant.
The bats in the dark night flap their wings in panic, and the cross in the lobby is broken, but we have abandoned the world.
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