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"Julia" He groaned her naaze to his, and the searing intensity in his stare nearly brought her to her knees Julia leaned forward, bringing herin the way his body suddenly trehtened, and it took aher hand His hands sla hiue around his

It was then when she realized it was her that was in control

Maybe she always had been

And it had been so long, too long since she felt like that

"Hell," Lucian breathed against herto even last a ainst his She didn’t get a chance to respond, because he kissed her like a ht in search for water Then he broke away, burying his head in the crook of her neck He thrust once ainst her skin She felt hiave it to hirip Gently, she let go and then aardly wiped the back of her hand along her botto hoarse "That was like thirty seconds Maybe I should feel embarrassed"

Julia laughed, unable to stop it

He lifted his head fro only one hand fro up the hand she’d gripped hiht her hand to his mouth and pressed a kiss to the center of her palrin appeared as he brought her hand to his chest, doing evenin the hallithout, and I don’t even care"

Julia should care about that, but all she could do was laugh again "It’s a good thing we’re the only people awake Well, us and the ghosts"

"Yeah Daainst hers as he drew in a ragged breath "I think I’ her entire system She didn’t know if it was because she liked the idea of what he said or the knowledge that he probably etting in between their bodies, coeance

Ohwith her? She’d sworn she was not going to fly those horny wings again, especially not in a hallhere anyone could walk up on the the e even when he wasn’t--okay, she wasn’t going to think about that She focused on his shoulder "I--"

"Don’t say it shouldn’t have happened" His voice was hard as he leaned to the side, fixing his gaze on hers "Don’t say you regret it or that I should forget it"

Her nostrils flared "Don’t tell me what to say"

"Don’t stand there and pretend like what just happened wasn’t fucking aot off"

Julia’s o is actually lio" He craned his neck to the other side when she looked away, snaring her once more "I know for a damn fact that you enjoyed that just as much as I did"

"Oh really?"

"Really," he shot back "How do I know? Because that’s the first tiht at the bar like you actually couldn’t help yourself Like you were actually enjoying yourself It was a real laugh just like a few seconds ago that was a real smile"

Julia started to deny it, but her mouth snapped shut as her chest rose on a deep inhale

"And the way you kissed me? You can’t fake that and you sure as hell don’t kiss like that if you’re going to regret it"

Jesus He was right Julia hated hiht noas not to be around hiht