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Adea

I couldn’t stop myself even if I tried. His back felt like concrete as I face-plated, my arms and legs flew forward as I slammed into him. I wrapped my arms around his front and gripped his chest to keep myself from falling flat on my ass.

“Oof,” I grunted.

The noise came out as pain exploded across my face. Despite how fast I had been going, Shane hadn’t budged an inch. He was still standing tall and was hard as a rock. I didn’t know if I was upset that he didn’t fall or if I was happy that he was able to stop me from crashing along with him.

As my chest squished against the hard lines of his lower back, I realized I could let go now. I released my grip on his shirt, took a step back, and peered around him to see what he was looking at.