door. She was panting heavily, her chest rising and falling in erratic, shallow
apartment. Clifton, who was still standing b
urgent strides. He grabbed the han
letely gave out. She pitched forward, falling l
threw his arms out and caught
. The severe drop in her blood sugar shut down the logical part of her brain. Instinc
ough her thin tank top. Her breath hitched against his
ep, unnatural red. Her eyes were glazed over,
u?" he demanded, his voice thick wit
tate. The cheap black-market hormones, mixed with her physical e
; it flooded her nervous system wit
rms. She tried to push the thin straps of her
ve. He grabbed her wandering hands and pinned them
he tilted her head back, looking
eins, she pushed up on her toes. She pressed
The frustration, the guilt, and the dark, suppresse
away froze. His dark eyes turned pitch bl
his chest, wrapping around the back of his neck. She bli
of Clifton's c
ead, his fingers tangling in her hair. He crushed his mouth
ked her up, pinning her spine against the wall of t
sp, instantly melting in
the ground. He carried her through the dark apartment,
d. He followed her down, his hands viole
er logic. There was only the heat of his skin and t
avy breathing and clothes hitting th
shattered, Clifton ground out in a rough
n her cheek, disappearing into her hair, as she p
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