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Thirty - eight: Hypocrite

Author: Reina’s ink
last update publish date: 2026-05-19 17:34:02

WHITNEY

Carl's eyes have turned a darker shade of green, and in them I can clearly see the emotion — wrath. It's radiating off him in waves as he tightens his fingers around my neck, squeezing and drawing whimpers from my mouth.

My heart thunders as my nose fills with his intoxicating cedar scent, my senses withering away with each passing intense second.

He has me pinned beneath him, and despite my desperate struggles, I can't escape his tight grip, nor would he let me go either.

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