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I can't believe that I just said that.

He clears his throat. "I may be bad at it. I haven't done it before."

"I haven't done it either," I say truthfully.

Never had I thought that I would have my first kiss with Kellan Romero.

I can't figure out what he feels about my confession. The more I'm trying to figure out what he's thinking, the more I'm becoming crazy.

Kellan looks extremely nervous too. His face hardens, and I close my eyes. The next thing I feel is his nose touching mine.

I snap my eyes open and suddenly blurt, "Wait."

He immediately holds back.

"If you're worried about what the girl you're going to kiss for the first time looks like, you don't need to think about it at all." I'm blabbering like a mess because of how nervous I am. "Just believe that you're about to kiss the prettiest girl on the planet."

What the hell am I talking about? I instantly regret what I said, but it's too late.

To my amazement, Kellan chuckles softly. My eyes widen. It's the first time I see a smile on his face, andnothing could top what I'm feeling inside.

"My God." I breathe. "You just smiled," I say it like I can't believe my eyes.

It's the first time I saw it.

Kellan looks taken aback too, but then his eyes light up. The light in his eyes—his happiness—is a sight I want to memorize for the rest of my life.

"That's a good thing, isn't it?" The corner of his mouth crooks up in amusement. "I don't think that I ever did it in the past nine years."

His words make my heart swell, and I can only close my eyes when he leans in, brushing his lips against mine.

Our first kiss is tentative. Exploring. Like the first taste of freedom.

"Your lips are so soft." His voice is shaking as he whispers against my mouth.

Kellan is talking like the feeling is too overwhelming for him, but what he should know is that I feel the same thing.

I kiss him back with all my heart. We keep returning each other's kisses for a long minute until he pulls away. My stomach churns. I'm afraid that he doesn't like it enough.

But then, when I open my eyes, I have the answer as to why he suddenly stopped.

"I'm so sorry for denying you at the beginning." He clenches his jaw.

My chest tightens because of my feelings for him as he gives me another round of kisses.

Chapter 29

Layla

A sigh leaves my lips while I’m staring out the window. My gaze darts to Kellan, who is taking his morning jog in the backyard.

I never thought that I would fall for Kellan Romero so easily, but I can’t lie to my heart. He has such a special place in it, and I never felt this way about any other man before.

Our kiss yesterday is still very much on my mind, and my knees go weak every time I think about that.

A part of me knows that this feeling for him is dangerous because I don’t know what will happen to us in the future, since our worlds are so different. But another part of me, the majority of it, wants what my heart wants. It’s too late now to deny my feelings for Kellan.

I can’t help but think about his future too.