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It’s in that very second her dark, lustful eyes meet mine as her climax releases her that I realize she ownsruns very deep between us, so that even I don’t fully understand, and it steals any reht I had

I yank ht heat “Get down,” I order

She all but drops to her knees, and I graspinto her eyes that encapsulate a soul I crave to protect

Mymy jaw “Where?”

Red-cheeked and dozy-eyed from satisfaction, she opens her mouth, and just as I took all of her, she takes all of me, until she drains me dry

“Fucking hell,” I grunt, when the last of ue Breathlessly, I rest a hand on the wall and givedown at her

She leans up and kisses rin “I don’t think I can move”

“Then don’t I like you there on your knees forher chin and then do what I see earlier I seal my mouth across hers and kiss her softly

Chapter 8

Hadley

Late into the night, I’m not sure okeand I don’t want to wake up Ryder, who’s sleeping soundly next toI leave the bed as quietly as I can and grab the fuzzy blanket off the chair in the corner of ht table, and wrap the blanket tight around ainst the floor behindto my balcony

When I reach outside, the warain My head is a confusingtheht and anxious I move to the outdoor couch underneath the sconce on the wall and curl up in the corner, staring at the sparkling lights on the Bay Bridge

With a long sigh, I glance at ood friend Maddy

Dude Check out this beach in Thailand Wish you were here

God, I can’t say I don’t wish I was there either, especially now that soon reen water to the blue sky, I stare at the picture of paradise and wonder why I stay in the city and don’t live a wild life like Maddy, orks odd jobs so she can travel the world