Abby's POVONE HOUR LATER...I was lying flush against him, my head resting heavy over his heart, my bare skin slick with sweat.My chest heaved as I desperately tried to catch my breath, matching the ragged, uneven rhythm of his. His strong arms were wrapped tightly around my waist, anchoring me to him as if he was afraid I would vanish into thin air.For a long moment, there was only the sound of our heavy breathing in the dark, tangled sheets."I'm sorry..." Matteo whispered, his voice a deep, gravelly vibration that rumbled straight through my chest. It was a rare, raw confession from a man who never apologized for anything.He thought he had lost control, driven by the poison, taking something that wasn't his to take.I tilted my head up, my lips brushing against his damp skin. "It's okay..." I whispered back, my fingers gently tracing the familiar, hard lines of his collarbone. "I was just helping."Matteo let out a dark,
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