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Chapter 16 :A fire he couldn't hide

Author: Ella Anderson
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-08 05:24:51
Austin finally let go when he felt her breathing steady.

“I’ve got you,” he murmured — low, rough, just loud enough for Racheal to hear.

She didn’t respond.

She simply rested her head against his chest, melting into his warmth. The steady thump of his heartbeat… the faint trace of his cologne… it wrapped around her like a drug.

She told herself it was comfort.

But it wasn’t.

It was something deeper. Something dangerous.

The longer she stayed there, the more aware she became — of every inch of him. His firm chest. His arm curled protectively around her waist. The quiet strength humming beneath his control.

And he noticed it too.

Her chest pressed lightly against his. His breath caught — just enough to betray him. His jaw tightened. His arm flexed.

The hunger he’d buried for weeks… snapped awake.

He drew in a slow breath. Then stepped back — fast.

Racheal blinked, startled, like she wasn’t ready to let go.

But he had to.

Because if he didn’t now, he wouldn’t b
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