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She cries softly, and at this point, I’iven her this ht into the skin onto fuse our bodies together I lean back against the pillows and let her have this time to calm down After a few minutes of silence, she lifts up, her hands still fir

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She doesn’t even hesitate before reaching up and fra ainst ainstto push her away, before allowing herself to take what she wants

I reach out and pull her by her sli that there is nothing butus She ainst her core The heat of her pussy settled against rowl, I deepen the kiss, taking it to a level of predatory ownership Our tongues swirl together, her breathfor us

In thisus both co halt

I allow myself this moment I allow her this , she doesn’t hate ain

Chapter 8--Emmy

When I wake up to Maddox’s screaht is that I have to be drea in the sa back It’s been weeks since I’ve allowed myself just a second of rest, so it’s not a shock that, the second I got around the one person who I know deep doould never let har froet the hell that will be waiting for me when I return to Syn and focus on the broken man who needs me now I just pray that he will let himself take what I so desperately offer him

The second he lets his walls down and our lips ht I would feel when he finally let me in isn’t even a fraction of the reality I feel alive for the first time in months Hell, maybe for the first tio, I never thought that this moment would come to fruition I never let ers curl intoout when the pain rips through one

He pulls his mouth from mine and searches my eyes for the cause of my whimper One clearly pain-derived and not because I can feel hiainst my core

"Did I hurt you?"

I should lie I know even before the words leave ," I say in the hopes that he will drop it