- 4.
After eating, I opened my phone and saw
Ethan’s new post on social media.
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It was a photo of him and Claire–in my body
-along with a picture of their marriage
certificate.
The caption read: [Officially married! Next
step, the wedding. So happy to finally be with the girl I love most, forever.]
Splash. A hot tear landed on my phone
screen.
The person in the photo was me, but it wasn’t
me anymore.
All of that should have been mine, and now it
was gone.
But in a way, I was glad. This soul swap had
shown me Ethan’s true colors.
“Why are you crying?”
Kai walked in, his eyes fixed on me.
Before I could say a word, he suddenly pulled me into a hug.
His body was so warm; it instantly chased the chill from my skin.
And he had this faint, floral scent about him,
a familiar smell, like I’d encountered it
somewhere before.
Snapping back to reality, I quickly pushed him
away.
“I’m fine.”
“If you’re fine, then let’s get some sleep.”
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“Sleep?” I blurted out.
No, this wasn’t okay. I couldn’t sleep with him.
Just as I was trying to figure out how to get him to leave, he started taking off his clothes.
He had an amazing body – eight–pack abs
and those clearly defined V–lines.
I just stared, completely stunned.
The next second, I squeezed my eyes shut.
Then I felt him hold me, lying down beside me
to sleep.
His scorching body heat left me flustered.
I couldn’t push him away because, right now, I was Claire.
But I didn’t understand. If he loved Claire this
much, why would she ever want to leave him?
