Teach me to desire
he continued, his breath warm against my skin as he worked the clasp of the chain, “I had a tiny symbol engraved. A single mark that means everything to us, and nothing to anyone else.”
He secured the clasp, the cool, heavy metal immediately settling against my skin. I instinctively reached up and touched the pendant, which was now resting exactly where a heartbeat would be, beneath my sternum.
“What is the symbol?” I whispered, my voice thick with emotion. The weight of the metal felt strangely protective, a secret shield against the world.
He leaned down, his lips brushing my earlobe, sending a shiver down my spine.
“It’s a single letter, Killian,” he murmured. “The initial of my given nam
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