A Ruthless kind of love

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hout even the slightest hint of their gaze. The city had taken in all its passengers and s

n the car

ng like a wild animal in a cage waiting to be

ath was

mi

he shirt collar still unbuttoned as if he didn't have rules to obey. The str

n," he

eart hammering aga

wly. "You'll catch

l ma

he crease of her damp blouse, how it clung to her

horitative, almost menacing in

shouldn't. It was the first time he'd ev

t the pull. She had to tu

gs getting in front of brai

behind her with a ba

hing darker enveloping her. She wriggled, her note

his eyes trailing over every inch of her face. She could feel her pu

said, "You'r

ld," she

d gently. "T

al, but she could not s

more was pulled t

d back a clenching damp lock of hair from her forehead. His fing

ecause the jolt that ran through her wit

reathed, her v

ing from hers, a flash of amusement playing at

t tou

ia

ss. He leaned in, close enough she could sense the war

amien whispered. "You wince at t

out too quickly, air

owing it terrified h

n know you,"

ice was final, as if that

d until then. They were alone. Just the two of the

along the line of her chin, pushing her face up to meet his. His

at her to shift. To get

betrayed her, relaxin

s all h

nce. He wasn't kissing her with abandon, not yet. He teased her, faltered,

pressed tight with tension, the only thing tha

this?" She growled,

irst crack of vulnerability softening his otherw

hudded agai

d sliding to the back of her neck, his fingers closing. She cherished the tar

er soul, she kiss

eason. For blundering seconds, there were just the two of them-his ta

et her go, she wa

ith things unspoken. And then, gen

only the

ena was instantly awake, realizing she h

ne thing-that she was

ould neve