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Emmeline Xia thought her life as a history professor was orderly, predictable, and entirely under her control. That was until a purple-haired artist appeared out of nowhere, charming, infuriating, and impossibly disruptive. Between lectures, museum exhibits, and a certain insufferable flirt, Emmeline learns that some myths aren't meant to be studied. . . they’re meant to be remembered.
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“I should make you compensate me for that.”
Emmeline fought a smile before kicking a small spray of sand at his feet. “Dramatic, much? I’m already compensating you by staying here.”
Rafayel rolled his eyes. “Yeah, after I practically begged you to stay.”
“No, you didn’t,” she replied. “Real begging is done on one’s knees.”
Rafayel stopped walking, appearing taken aback for a moment before his features settled into something far more serious.
“Is that what you want?” he asked, all traces of that dramatic flair gone from his voice. “For me to get on my knees?”