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Chapter 54 : IF IT FALLS, WE FIGHT!

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last update Last Updated: 2025-05-06 01:41:38

His toned chest was likened to that of an athlete, the water trailing down his sculpted form. I imagined my hands brushing over his torso, my lips kissing off the wetness—desire.

Suddenly, I seemed to forget how to breathe.

Goodness, he’s beautiful! I gasped between breaths, biting my lower lip unconsciously.

“Mira!” he snapped his fingers in her face, voice sharp and weighty.

I blinked hard, caught red-handed in my daze. “Yes!” I replied quickly, my voice soft barely a whisper—too soft, like a submissive partner.

He paused, his jaw tightened. He held a breath and closed his eyes, groaning inside, trying to bade away the thoughts, his well built flesh responding to me, hardening. His body responded to my eyes, too well—but now wasn’t the time.

He left me, else he might just lose his mind and lose control. He ran to get himself cleaned and got dressed.

He turned, running a hand through his wet hair, trying to banish the rising heat. He needed control. He needed to banish the thoughts
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