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have

red... with his

, clawed at his hair, begged him to make me cum... and

hen I

a c

rely tied, my breath ragged and legs trembling so badly

dn't even

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hard on his face, he

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water glide over my face. My hands slid down my body, and for a seco

t to take apart. The low rumble of his voice when he called me beau

the way he

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u

ressed my foreh

. You're a hor

kept looping be

his mouth and fingers, whispering filth an

ver made me

her, ashamed at the ache s

his couldn't be w

gh

ers brushing over my slick skin before I could even sto

in his

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me like a prayer , or a

l it was against the mois

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h, and my bre

voluntary. My knees buckled, and I bit my

k, k

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snappe

h

speaking, completely oblivious. "J

ght, heart th

ed my throat, tried again. "Yes,

footsteps retreated, unaware of

cool tile. My pulse was racing. My hand was shaki

ong with you, Sera?'

n unraveling. And now, here I was, nearly touching myself again

the tap w

tay away from him.

t of me did

ief, Knox didn't

xted last minute that he ne

at a table with him, with his eyes burning holes through me

s that I know him but I had a feelin

ggestive innuendo, some word meant to remind me of the way I

not read

of my paren

ng around the island. Jared, sweet and unsuspecti

ong with that cute boyish grin. "No stress.

into the cold water. It was private, tucked into a corner of th

also stirring something deeper. Jared sank in beside me, res

good idea,

have them."

. Jared, ever the planner, slipped into his usual cal

d brush against my thigh under the wa

I need, to get Knox

draping my arms ar

uieter now, closer to his ear, "

my waist, his brows lift

s finding either side of his hips, the moveme

eyes softened, then d

nning his hands slowly u

first, slow and familiar. It wasn't urgent, li

t shut out the flashes of last night. The contrast. The

wanted this. I n

s he whispered my name and kissed me

you're suppo

d it enough, I

, and I closed my eyes, clinging to the feeling

feel...

realize you g

blinking in surprise. I turned slowly, my heart thudding li

n