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Chapter Fourteen

Author: Blessing. B
last update publish date: 2026-02-23 23:38:20

DAMIEN POV

She kisses me back.

It starts hesitantly, as though she’s still braced for disappointment, still half-expecting me to disappear again. But then her fingers tighten in my shirt, her mouth opens under mine, and the kiss deepens—slow, real, needy. Her breath catches every time my tongue brushes hers, and I feel the tremor ripple through her entire body.

I cradle the back of her neck with one hand, thumb stroking the soft skin just under her ear. My other hand rests low on her back.

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