Slightly mature content ahead.
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Adrian stilled, his hand tightening slightly against her waist.
One couldn't tell the meaning behind his tone as he asked, "…So you did it for me?"
Ella nodded without hesitation, her eyes unwavering. "Who else would I do it for, if not you—"
But before she could finish, his lips crushed against hers.
At first, she couldn't even breathe.
Her body arching against the sudden intensity. His kiss was consuming, desperate, as if he wanted to drown her protests before they could take shape.
Then slowly, deliberately, he eased the pressure. His lips molded hers into a kiss that was achingly passionate.
Ella melted beneath him, her heart trembled as her hands clenched in his hair.
Ella melted beneath him, her heart trembled as her hands clenched in his hair.
His strands tangled between her fingers, silken yet damp with sweat, and she tugged him closer until there was no space left between them.
