Chapter 35Frustration Lucian pulled back first.Barely.Just enough to see Artemis’ face again. Flushed, dazed, lips swollen and parted slightly as if still chasing the ghost of the kiss. His lashes fluttered like he was waking from a dream, or falling into one.Reality crashed down like a hammer.Lucian exhaled shakily, heart thundering, every nerve in his body was on the edge. “Shit,” he muttered, stepping back.Artemis flinched as if the word physically cut him.Lucian ran a hand through his hair, cursing under his breath again, this time at himself.This wasn’t supposed to happen.Not here. Not now. Not with him.He was a client. The volatile son of a powerful man. The boy Lucian was meant to watch, contain, protect, not… kiss.Lucian looked up again, but Artemis was already closing off. The vulnerability that had cracked open just minutes ago was slipping behind that familiar wall of steel and arrogance.“What happened, professor? Don't tell me you're questioning your sexuality
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