When I was on the verge of losing what little air I could still draw in, my lungs burning, my entire body fighting for a breath that wouldn't come, he pulled me toward him. The movement was abrupt.My lips crashed against his without room to react, without time to think, the contact warm and firm, still carrying the same force that had been in his hand seconds before. My breathing failed completely from the shock, the little air I had left trapped between us.He didn't really kiss me. His mouth brushed against mine, far too close, enough for every word to be felt, not just heard."I am the only man you have permission to seek." His voice came low, dragging across my lips, carrying a cold certainty, as if it weren't a threat... but a rule.The air still hadn't fully returned by the time he finished speaking, and that only made everything more intense, more present, as if every detail had been magnified inside that space that was far too small, even with th
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