Claiming What's Forbidden

s, Selena could see everything: the glow of traffic, the sharp towers of steel, and the

cs, no whispers of scandal. Just him. Just her. And the

loosened, shirt unbuttoned at the collar. H

"every time I look at you, I f

hen maybe it's time to stop pretend

her waist, pulling her flush against his chest. "Careful, sweethear

rs slid into her hair, tugging gently as he walked her backward toward t

he whispered a

dn't h

aze tracked every movement. Her bra came next black, lacy,

quisite,"

own her hips until it pooled around her feet. His s

silk sheets. He unbuttoned his shirt with slow precision, revealing the h

tattoo mean?"

shing her ear. "It means I bel

again harder this t

d was a symp

touch teasing at first, then demanding. He kissed down her neck, her collarbone, tracing the path with

learning what made her moan, what made her tremble.

but in emotion two souls finally breaki

ease of everything: the shame, the tension, the fear. And when he followed, breat

that n

ead resting on Ares's bare chest as his

" she wh

eel like I'm not alone in this world. Because you

his skin. "I don't w

ith resolve. "No more hiding. No more pret

nightstand. He reached over to ch

he asked, sitti

her. URGENT BOARD MEETING – TOMORROW 9AM. The su

arned

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after me, aren't

aw tight. "Not

't afraid.

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rld, they'd do it together hand in h