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SEVENTEEN | Matthew

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“Then don’t stop,” I murmur, thumb still brushing the soft hollow beneath her jaw.

Christ, I mean it. I mean every goddamn word—

And fuck me if she doesn’t kiss me again.

There’s this tiny sound she makes—this desperate little breath that’s halfway between a sob and a plea—and then her mouth’s on mine and I’m drowning all over again.

Her fingers claw at my shirt like she’s trying to hold herself together. Like she’s been starving and I’m the only thing on the goddamn menu.

I groan, because I’m not any better.

God help me, I kiss her back.

Harder this time.

Greedy. Needy. Every part of me ignites like I’ve just stepped into a damn inferno, and she’s the only oxygen left in the world.

It’s too much and not enough all at once.

Her hands claw at my shirt, fingers curling like she wants to memorize my chest through fabric. My body reacts like it’s been waiting for this exact moment—for her heat, her scent, her sounds—for months.

I press her harder against the wall, and she moans, and the s
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