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“He tenderly sat her back on her sofa. He softened his voice. “Katie, are you scared of me?” The way she carefully made her face blank of all expressions told Akihiro everything he needed to know. He wasn’t sure if he was heartbroken or insulted. He decided he could be both. “I would never hurt you, Katie,” he said cautiously. “Maybe,” she finally said. “But men always say they ‘would never’ right before they do.”

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