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I kissed her harder Too hard She let out a soft ht her lower lip I should’ve raised ht, but the fact that her lips continued to knead passionately against mine a moment later told me that she was I was so consumed by the sweetness of her kisses, I barely noticed the bitterness of her blood

The current parted her sheet-dress I tensed as I felt the bare skin of her upper thigh brush againstabout that touch intensified athered her in my arms and leapt back onto the boat with her

I didn’t knohat I was planning to do, or why I had just lifted her out of the water My brain see the way All I kneas, the closer I felt to River, the more I touched and kissed her, themy mind diminished

My feet carried us down into the depths of the boat, toward River’s bedroom But just before I stepped inside, I stopped short

What a?

I detached my lips from hers and set her down on her feet

My eyes traveled the length of her, the wet sheet clinging to her soft curves

She didn’t kno alluring she was to me in that moment How much I wanted her…

I sed hard

It took all the willpower I had to step back

She looked at htly parted

Although I wanted her, part of et that I’d just ret it if I took things any further with River tonight

I cleared my throat, even as I continued to take in her beauty

I found ht," she replied, hoarsely

I sensed hunger in her eyes, which made ht Not now And not like this

We were both aard around each other e crossed paths in the corridor beneath deck the next h her dark lashes, her expression bashful