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Daciana's POV….

Batting my eyelashes repeatedly at him, I found the words he uttered absurd and unreal. I mean, I'm fu. cking beautiful, is that even shocking?

Everyone's aware of that but hearing it coming from his lips—despite the situation I've placed him in, feels… kind of weird.

Yet, I didn't let my real feelings be known Instead I scoffed, trying to mask them. “Are you crazy?” came a low scowl from my lips as I stood up straight. I didn't expect him to get scared by my tone.

He has been subjected to hell because of his fearlessness—it's admirable, but it can also be mistaken for foolishness.

“Huh?...