“Get out!”Merrick’s voice carried a cold, razor-sharp edge.Elise opened her eyes and saw the fury burning in his gaze, and the struggle that had never left him these past days.“Merrick, don’t listen.” She gently covered his ears.Her lips followed a moment later.Their breaths tangled.She crashed into the cool, shadow-deep darkness of his eyes.For Merrick, the fire blazing through him climbed in spirals, scattering the storm in his chest piece by piece.Again and again, he felt the dizzying warmth of being wrapped in a hot spring.By five in the morning, Elise’s unfocused eyes finally cleared.Dragging her weak, trembling legs into the bathroom, she looked at herself in the mirror and let out a soft laugh.They really had arrived quickly just as she expected.After all, she’d walked two kilometers just to make that call.In the mirror, Elise looked young, beautiful, and faintly alluring.Soon, she stepped out in a robe.The man stood on the balcony wearing only his pants, cigaret
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