Kelly looked at him and giggled. For some reason, they had just met for the first time, but it felt like they had known each other for a long time.

It had been a while since she laughed, and he was the reason she laughed tonight.

He had pressed her against the floor earlier to hide her from those men… Her heart sped up at that moment, and it felt like it had never calmed down until now.

As Kelly smelled the fresh scent on his shirt and took in his masculine he knocked the doors to her heart that had been long shut off again.

“Kelly.” The man’s nice voice sounded. “What are you thinking about?”

Kelly’s cheeks heated up, and she ducked her head, her hair covering half of her face.

Josiah smiled, looking at her, and had the urge to push her hair away.

“Nothing…” Kelly answered softly as she looked into the sky, “Just… I’m envious of those stars.”

“Envious of the stars?”

“Mm, I want to be as free as starlight.”

It was Josiah’s first time hearing someone say that starlight was free.

or a tree—had the freedom she

asked with a smile, “Looks like you women are the same. You like things like this that you

puffed his cheeks and

down and

last name was? A name was just

he said and was going

“Hey, you…”

back before he could

down… He still had no

flushed immediately and looked up at her in a panic, forcing a smile that looked more

by it, and there was finally

and pulled on

was beautiful. The porch was in the sun the whole day, so there was still a warm sunlight scent now. It was quiet all around, with occasional bird chirps and dots

a porch

She smiled and opened her eyes to look up

“What?” Josiah was confused.

already a rare thing for me to stand

was simply more bewildered. “Don’t you usually breathe? Or do you wear a breathing mask?”

him and giggled. For some reason, they had just met for the first time, but it felt like they had known each

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