DAMIEN I set my wine glass down with a soft clink on the coffee table. The sound is sharp in the quiet penthouse. Elara watches me, her eyes dark and intense, her wine glass still cradled in her hands like a shield. “You’re strong,” I repeat, “and you’re mine.” I cup her face in my hands, stroking my thumbs on her cheekbones, feeling the softness of her skin. She leans into the touch, her lashes fluttering, and breath catching in a small, needy sound that goes straight to my cock. Then I kiss her. Not the claiming, possessive kiss I gave her earlier. This is slower, my lips brush against hers like a question, then I press firmer when she opens for me. My tongue strokes hers in languid sweeps, tasting the red wine and her own sweetness, coaxing a soft moan from her throat. Heat blooms low in my belly, and spread outward. Her hands slide up my chest feeling the hard muscle, and the rapid thud of my heart. The oversized shirt she’s wearing, rides up as she shifts closer, fab
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