elped her

ragged. Then, slowly, he turned

s barely above a whisper, but it carried

ed. "Ha

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t

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, his face drawn with

turned

" he panted

t have t

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t hesitate

the

night, my heart clenched wit

how much I had wan

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could grasp what

along the sterile hospital corrido

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ken Alie'

pposed to

with hatred, push him away, and

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instant, grabbing her arms

aid, his voi

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frantic and full of som

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ched m

creaming at him

ever wanted to se

like he was the only thing keepin

something to a nurse

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hrough my hair an

prev

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ce was broken by a s

go up the bac

y, and my bod

mel

lips were curled in pleasure a

"That was dramatic." I forced a breat

ll are you d

the floor, her gaze glancing past me to t

x's arms, her body t

avering, as if he was terrified s

smile bec

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. "I did what I

softly and

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ng behind her laughter as s

cold go t

epiphany for the first

s manipulating

that someone else has been

er voice a silk trap, her hips swaying with

've stayed behind and watched Alex dr

ys been a siren, and

inside, her legs parted just enough,

ath, the way her chest rose and fell i

ght she

tepped closer, peering

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ping beneath the delicate lace of her pant

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ry ounce of control I had s

d the d

yes widening for half a second before he

still between her legs, teasing,

't hes

my lap. Her laughter was breathless, full of challenge. "Mad at me?"

ave no

with a kiss that was

nyone passing by might see. The hospital was just

ust enough to see the look in my eyes. And for the first time since I me

I was about to do next

about

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re she never looked at

r body flush against mine, but m