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CHAPTER 113: (A QUIET SURRENDER)

Penulis: H. Scovia
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-17 17:00:12

DANICA

The kiss was sudden, fierce, and warm, the kind that stole reason and left only heartbeat. My glass slipped from my hand, forgotten, as his fingers slid to the back of my neck, deepening the kiss.

For a second, I froze. Then my body remembered him.

The taste, the heat, the ache I’d tried so hard to bury.

When he finally pulled back, his breath brushed my skin. His voice was low, rough and almost dangerous.

“I shouldn’t have done that,” he whispered.

But his eyes lord, his eyes told a different story.

And I knew the line between what was safe and what was inevitable had just shattered.

“Ivan…” My voice trembled, barely above a whisper. “It’s alright.”

He froze, his eyes dark and searching mine as if making sure he’d heard right. I swallowed the tightness in my throat, stepping closer until I could feel his breath fan across my skin.

“I want this,” I said softly, my chest rising and falling. “I want to be kissed… to be made love to. Like a woman.” My gaze flickered briefly to hi
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