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A New Connection

Author: Dallas Ryan
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-11 05:25:51

The air between us grew heavy, charged with an energy that made my pulse quicken. His presence, so commanding yet safe, drew me in like a magnetic pull I couldn’t resist.

My breath caught as his thumb brushed lightly against my knuckles, his touch both grounding and electrifying. I looked up, meeting his eyes—softened now, searching mine for permission. The wall I’d built around myself, the guard I kept against vulnerability, cracked under his gaze.

A pull so strong it felt like the earth itself was shifting rose between us. A primal knowing that resonated deep within my bones, a feeling I knew he had to feel too. The feeling sent a jolt of something akin to fear and exhilaration through me.

He leaned closer, and I met him halfway, as if drawn in by an invisible force. His lips brushed mine, a feather-light touch that sent shivers down my spine before deepening into a kiss that consumed my senses. It was a kiss that promised everything, that whispered of forever, but then, just as q
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