The air inside the confessional was thick with the scent of old wood, incense, and something far more dangerous—desire. I knelt on the threadbare velvet cushion, my knees already aching in the most delicious way. The black lace dress I’d chosen clung to my body like a second skin, the hem riding dangerously high on my thighs. At twenty-six, I knew exactly what I looked like: a sinner wrapped in temptation, dark waves of hair cascading over one shoulder, full lips painted blood-red, and eyes that had stopped pretending to seek forgiveness years ago. “Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned,” I whispered, my voice low and husky, designed to slip through the latticed screen like smoke. On the other side, I heard him shift. Father Julian Cross. Thirty-seven. Handsome in that tortured, forbidden way that made my pulse throb between my legs. I could picture him perfectly even without seeing him—sharp jaw clenched, stormy gray eyes darkened with the war he was losing, black cassock stret
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