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Finally he stilled, resting his forehead onasped for air I lifted a hand and tunneled ers in his short hair, the strands damp at the teave the other a gentle press of his lips It seemed so intimate, maybe even more so than e’d just shared

I didn’t kno long we stayed like that, with Arlo still seone numb and I didn’t care one bit I’d never felt so alive and content before

He lifted for me and pulled out, and instantly I felt our combined fluids start to co between hs, and I went to close the from me, but he stilled me with his hands on my knees

“No,” he whispered gruffly and leaned in to press a kiss to ermy entrance as he said, “How sore are you?”

I sed and took a few breaths before I answered “Just a little”

“I bet” He kept gently rubbing along ave my clit another kiss, and then I felt him push his cum back into my body “I fucked you hard” I tried to stifle ht in here” He lifted just his eyes to hs “Always”

I foundbefore I could take in his words fully

He stood, and I didn’t fight his over his arm, my side to his chest, and ently, as if he cherishedand sore between hs, the chill in the air and the experience we’d just shared causing goose bus

Arlo laid me on the bed and adjusted me so he could pull the blanket overin besideaway all the coldness I’d felt and any worry or uncertainty that would have made itself known until there was only euphoria

For long minutes we didn’t speak, but I didn't knoe could have said We spoke with our bodies and said sothat time that I felt like I knew all I needed to about Arlo without hile syllable I reached out for his hand that rested on his abdo at the contrast, how his hand was so er

His skin was a dark, golden hue co where I’d always been weak He was fearless where I’d always been afraid of as lurking over my shoulder

“I’ after the around me like another blanket of protection

I closedabout He’d already killed Leonid, even if he hadn’t said the words I kneas trying to protect me further I’d never told him Henry’s full name, never told him where he could be found, but I also knew if Arlo wanted to find someone, he didn’t need me to accomplish that He had resources I could never coertips

I thought about thisme, as if it centered him like it did me

Arlo pro to Vegas and after Henry I kneithout a doubt Arlo would kill him

“I don’t want any vengeance, Arlo” I rested ers over one of hishis flesh under that dark ink

He stayed silent for long seconds before finally saying, “I’ to make it safe for you, even if I have to kill everyone to htened as if he needed to knoas still here

“You don’t have to ask for or need or want eance, Galina You have that fro”

I should’ve been afraid of him, but I wasn't, and I kneould never have cause to be Talking hi like this that caused the man as clearly born out of blood and violence to latch on to like a starving beast, would have been like trying to break up two fighting dogs