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I was so caught up in studying hiers into his muscular flesh, that I wasn’t ready for the intimacy when his eyes suddenly popped open

I’d never been this close to him as I looked into his eyes, so it was a surprise to see all the striations of color in what I thought were just norreen eyes

But they weren’t just a norreen

They were a little bit of brown, and a little bit of blue

The colors were boring on their own, but together they were extraordinary

I was so caught up in what his eyes looked like that I hadn’t realized I was leaning in until he jolted hts

“Does your hair dry straight?” he wondered

I snorted “My hair dries into this huood after I tame it with a brush”

He licked his lips, then slowly dropped his hands from my hips

I felt like I’d lost a part ofdistance between us

“I don’t think I can help,” he murmured softly

I sed hard “That’s okay I don’t need help I’ sub-par tacos all on my own”

The corner of his mouth kicked up into a small smile, obviously still in pain

But there was so in his eyes as he watchedbrewing underneath the surface, and I had no clue what kind of monster I’d unleashed

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