0021~ Aria ~The words hung between us, heavy and intoxicating, making every nerve ending in my body light up with anticipation. I could already feel myself getting wet, my body responding to the dark promise in his voice with embarrassing immediacy.Yes. God, yes.But then his expression shifted. Closed off. And I watched in real-time as he rebuilt the walls I'd thought we were finally tearing down."But I won't."The words landed like ice water. "What?""I won't." He stepped back, putting distance between us with deliberate care. Ran a hand through his hair, the gesture frustrated and weary. "I don't want everything about us to be based on sex."I blinked, trying to process the whiplash. "You just said…""I know what I said. I meant it. Cristo, you have no idea how much I meant it." His voice was rough, strained. "But that's the problem, Aria. Every time we're alone, every time there's tension, we fall into the same pattern. I touch you, you touch me, and we fuck until we can't thi
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