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Chapter 69: Buzzing Phones

Penulis: Penella
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"Do you want me to stop?"

I shook my head. “No.”

Slowly, we undressed each other.

His lips grazed my collarbone like a secret. His fingers trailed the dip of my spine like he was tracing poetry into my skin. I ran my hands along his chest, down his stomach, memorizing every line. I could feel the way he trembled when I kissed the scar near his ribs, the one he told me he got when he fell off a bike at ten. It was silly, but I loved that scar. I loved every part of him, even the pieces he tried to hide.

His hands cupped my face, then slid down to my waist, firm and possessive as he lifted me slightly onto the mattress, never breaking the kiss. His mouth moved from my lips to the line of my jaw, then to my throat. Each kiss was a brand, searing me open.

“Zane…” I whispered, but the sound died in the space between us, swallowed by the sheer intensity of what we were becoming.

He paused just long enough to look at me, his eyes dark with something deeper than lust. “I want all of you
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