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CHAPTER 71

KRISTINA'S POV

The pink on his cheeks grew darker as he glanced down at me. There was still a hint of laughter around the corners of his mouth, but there was also an unmistakable sense of awkwardness and discomfort in his eyes.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, totally," I lied. I forced myself to smile. "Just tripped on some roots. Nothing more."

Nathan nodded slowly and looked away. "Right, right..."

As if just remembering why I'd fallen into his arms, he reached out and took hold of my elbow, guiding me forward again.

"Let's keep walking."

I tried not to be bothered by that slight tone of dismissal. I didn't know how he knew I was lying–did he see my blush? Was he reading my mind? But whatever the reason, I couldn't let it distract me now. We were nearly at my house, so there would be no time for me to stew over how weird the incident was before it could happen again. That was all there was to it.

A small part of me wondered if that was true; the rest of me was trying desperately to pr
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