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"We can’t go back now, can we?" the Prince asked, his voice barely a whisper.

Dan-Bi stared at him, feeling the magnetic pull between them, the unspeakable truth that had been buried deep inside both of them for so long. The unspoken bond.

He didn’t reply immediately. There was nothing to say. He just stepped closer, and in that moment, all the walls they had built came crashing down.

Without thinking, the Prince reached out, his hand brushing against Dan-Bi’s. It was subtle—an accidental touch—but it was enough to spark something neither could ignore.

Dan-Bi’s breath caught, and for a brief moment, he wanted to pull away, to push the Prince out of his life before it went any further. But he couldn't.

Instead, he leaned in, his lips brushing against the Prince’s in a kiss that was soft at first. But then, the kiss deepened, and everything that had been left unsaid, everything that had been buried under the surface for so long, came to life in that one moment.

It wasn’t just a kiss; it was a declaration. Of something neither of them had been ready to admit, but something they both knew was inevitable.

UNHIDDEN BLOSSOM

Dan-Bi felt the heat of Jin-Seok's gaze searing into him.

Jin-Seok's fingers brushed his collar again, his touch feather-light but heavy with unspoken meaning.

"Why do you hesitate?" the prince murmured, tilting his head. "Why do your eyes betray something else—something you refuse to name?"

For the first time, he had no immediate answer.

His mind raced, grasping for an escape, a deflection—anything—

"You are hiding something," the prince pressed, lowering his voice further. His hand shifted, ghosting against the curve of Dan-Bi's jaw. "And I intend to find out exactly what it is."

Dan-Bi clenched his jaw. Damn him.

So, he did what he did best—he attacked first.

Dan-Bi suddenly leaned forward, his face mere inches from Jin-Seok's. The prince's smirk faltered, caught off guard.

"You are quite bold, Your Highness." Dan-Bi's voice was smooth again, steady. "One might even say… reckless."

Jin-Seok's eyes flickered with something unreadable.

He reached up, gripping Jin-Seok's wrist and slowly pulling it away from his jaw.

"Be careful," he murmured, lowering his tone. "If anyone were to see us like this…" His smirk deepened. "They might start questioning your intentions, not mine."

For all his persistence, Jin-Seok was still bound by the weight of his title.

The prince exhaled sharply, taking a step back. His expression was unreadable once more, but Dan-Bi could see it—

Something that made Dan-Bi's pulse quicken in ways he did not want to acknowledge.

Jin-Seok adjusted his robes, his jaw tense.

Dan-Bi merely bowed, his smirk returning. "I would be disappointed if it was."

Jin-Seok turned on his heel and left, but Dan-Bi didn't move for several seconds.

Jin-Seok wouldn't let him slip away.

And Dan-Bi wasn't sure he would have the strength to throw him off again.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Dangerous Line