Crimson Sky: Midnight Heart

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Hana, filling every cell in her body with heat. It was like the world around them disappeared. The

as his hand slid down the side of her neck, his touch sending ripples of sensation through her body, igniting a fire s

dn't crave it the way she did. But her body-a traitor to her mind-re

re. Her hands-nervously-found their way to his chest, feeling the solid muscle beneath his blac

-was overwhelming, and every inch of his touch made her want more. Her fingers tingled with the need to explore, to feel more of him, but a part o

to the forbidden craving that curled inside her like smoke. His scent-dark, intoxicating-wrapped ar

chest rising and falling with the wildness of her breaths. Joo Hyun's eyes were smol

ping past his lips as though they were the only truth in the world. "The pull. T

iber of her being screamed otherwise? Her body felt alive in a way it never had before, as if every nerve had bee

push the overwhelming sensations aside, but they swirled inside her like a t

gaze. His hand, still resting on her back, stroked her skin gently, the touch al

against her ear. "You always have been. You just didn't know it. The

he weight of it. It was like an invisible thread, pulling her toward him, binding her to him in ways she could

htly to meet his eyes. "Tell me I have a

se-something darker, more sorrowful. "I wish I could,

she was losing herself to him, to the curse, to the overwhelming power that seemed to radia

ngerous. "You want me to just disappear from your life? I can't, Hana. We are bound together. My soul i

words he spoke were so heavy, so full of meaning. The power be

he bitter edge of disbelief in her voice. "I'm suppo

always like this. Once, I was a prince-a ruler in a kingdom that no longer exists. But a

per, but it cut through the tension be

inst her cheek in a surprisingly gentle motion. "Because your bloodli

but the more she thought about it, the more it seemed like s

her voice shaky. "I don't even understand what's ha

his hand tracing a path down her neck, his touch sending s

ing against hers with a desperate urgency that left her breathless. This time, there

t control. His kiss deepened, hot and needy, and she melted into him, her h

back again, his chest heaving, his eyes dark with

his voice rough, strained. "So much more I haven't tol

ething dangerously close to longing. She knew she shouldn't want this. She k

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