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And the slightly strange sensation of being filled up exploded into soe and wonderful and soul-changing as Laurel started to ain
A virgin He never would have guessed Certainly hadn’t expected it With his body still pulsing with the aftershocks of the asm he’d ever had, Cristiano rolled onto his back and stared at the ceiling Tried to untangle the churn of what he felt—guilt, pleasure, anger and a deep, primal pride because he’d been her first Her only
He gave up the task because the feelings were too tightly twined to separate And he needed to figure out what to do now
He glanced at Laurel, as also staring at the ceiling, a pensive look on her face Her body was flushed and rosy, her lips swollen, her hair spread on the pillow in a glorious, golden swirl Looking at her ain, even as the sweat dried on his skin and his heart still thudded
A virgin What was he supposed to do with that?
‘Well’ She let out a soft, satisfied little sigh that, ilad I experienced that’
As if he were a tourist attraction, a Ferris wheel or a rather interesting museum He didn’t knohether to be annoyed or flattered She turned to hily uncertain smile on her face ‘Are you?’
Was he? Most definitely Sex with Laurel Forrester had been… The best sex he’d ever had, and he’d had a lot But she’d been a virgin And he shouldn’t have taken advantage She’d been having a night an attack only hours earlier And he’d just stolen her innocence
Laurel ht doubt it, but Cristiano had a code of honour and his behaviour just now—hell, his behaviour since Laurel had stu he could accept
And, as for how she’d made him feel, the places she’d reached inside hiin to think about
‘It’s taking you a while to answer, so I’ not’ Laurel’s voice wobbled a little and she sat up, reaching for the T-shirt Cristiano had tossed over her head at some point He couldn’t even reolden blur of exquisite feeling He hadn’t been in control of anything, and that was so else he couldn’t accept
This wasn’t who he was—someone controlled by desire,a woman Just like his father