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the marble table. He leaned o

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table. He moved too

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chest crashed agai

was hot against her face. "And now that your family is ru

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ped his other arm around her w

hit the sofa. She fell onto the cushions, an

th. It wasn't a kiss. It was a punishment

away. His lips scraped

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swept across t

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