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Razor moans and the sound drives ainst s himself toward me for more kisses These are on fire and intense and it’s like we can’t satisfy this building hunger

The world spins, several ti and there’s whispers Lots of whispers of love and of God and there’s this war and it’s spreading and then my muscles tense and an explosion

Colors and sounds and a rush and then I’ hard besideht, and he utters those ain "I love you"

RAZOR

CLOSE TO NAKED and tangled with me in my bed, Breanna’s head is onFros’ reaction and the bad news I had hoped rong--that Breanna is being sent to private school--that she’s being sent away from me I’m not Chevy and I don’t have anyher up and Kyle still holds all the cards

As she talks, I stare at the ceiling, graze ers up and down her bare back and search for a solution, but I keep circling back to the same place--with a solution she won’t easily accept

Breanna falls silent, and I give her a few seconds in case she re else or I can create some brilliant plan Neither happens

"Can I tell you so raven hair and kiss her forehead "Anything"

Breanna lightly brushes her fingernails over my chest and her apprehension is palpable

"Tellto that private school wasforat me "And now?"

She lifts her head and the pain in her eyes is her answer "I don’t want to go, not like this Not because of this Not because I’ive you a chance"