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Chapter 48 – No Turning Back

Author: Tiffanie Campbell
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-12-21 00:58:34

Elira

The fire burned too hot now.

Between its sudden surge and the heat radiating off Ronan’s chest, I couldn’t breathe—at least not normally. My skin prickled, damp with sweat, but not from discomfort. From need. From pressure.

I shifted slightly against him, and that was all it took.

He stilled.

I felt it in the sharp catch of his breath, the tension that bled into his muscles like a dam starting to strain. I felt it in the way his heartbeat faltered, then surged.

“Too warm?” he murmured, vo
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