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My awful ex just walked into the restaurant, looking for me. Everything inside me seized. I must have looked stricken because Troy narrowed his eyes at me, leaning closer. “Maddie?” I swallowed hard, unable to move my gaze from my ex Jericho. He wasn’t alone. He’d come with friends. Their gazes moved across the restaurant, seeking something. Was it me? Panic swirled inside me. I didn’t want Jericho to see me. He couldn’t. But I didn’t know how to escape or how to blend in. So I did the only thing that seemed available. I leaned into Troy. In the back of my mind, I thought I might be able to hide myself behind his broad shoulders, using him as a shield. But the closer I got to him, the harder I panicked. My brain stopped communicating with my torso. My limbs jerked awkwardly, and my body followed the only path forward that made sense: kissing Troy. Our lips connected softly. The warmth of him was the first thing I noticed, the way his heat and cedar trickled through me, down to my cells