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Kylian's POV

“She’s yours for the taking. She loves you for some stupid reason and you love her.”

My mouth dropped. “I never said that.”

“You didn’t have to. I know you do. You’ve loved her since the day you proposed that whole fake engagement nonsense. You don’t know how to tell anyone how you feel and are terrified to admit you can feel something for someone else, so you hide behind that tough exterior you present to the world. I know you, Kylian. I know you want her. You’re standing in your own way. I’ve been sitting back and waiting for you to figure it out, but I don’t think you will anytime soon.”

His words were blunt and to the point. I wasn’t sure I believed them. “I don’t know,” I mumbled.

Desmond shook his head, laughing as he did. “You don’t have to know. I do. You keep pushing her away after something happens between you two. And by something, I mean something that would normally bring two people closer together.”

“That’s not true. I married her.”

“And she was gone the nex