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ARIEL’S POV

The stranger had the nicest smile I had seen in a long time. His dark thick hair cascaded perfectly toward the edge of his shoulders, making him look like he was a demigod. For more than a few seconds, I was lost in his eyes, staring as though my life depended on it.

“Hello!” Luke waved at me, calling me back to reality, but I didn’t care about the look on his face, he seemed a bit annoyed that I was staring at the dashing young man like a snack.

“What?” I frowned at him, ready to roll my eyes at any given opportunity. Realizing that he seemed more pissed at what I was doing, I decided to express my level of pettiness.

“Thank you so much, dear.” I walked up to the stranger and without him asking, I gave him my right hand with a cheerful smile on my face.

As I had hoped, he took……