ElenaI should pull away. That’s the first thought that comes to me when I wake up. It’s immediate. Sharp. Instinct. And I don’t do it. Because I can’t. Because I’m already pressed against him.My body is curved into his like it found that position on its own, like sometime during the night I stopped fighting it and just… stayed. His arm is wrapped around my waist, heavy, possessive, holding me in place, like I might disappear if he lets go.I should hate that. I should push him off me. I should move, but I don’t. Because it feels safe. The realization hits me like a punch to the chest. Safe.What the hell is wrong with me? My breath shifts slightly, and his grip tightens immediately, like he feels it, like he was already half-aware, like he’s paying attention to every small change in me.“Don’t,” he mutters, his voice rough and low.I freeze. “I wasn’t…”His arm tightens again, pulling me closer, my back pressing fully into his chest now, my body reacting instantly to the contact, to
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