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#116 I Know You
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2024-11-10 07:01:03Without even a whisper, Akiko could already feel her body reacting inappropriately as soon as they were close.
Akiko had never inhaled Kenji's scent before. This was the first time. His scent was a mixture of tea and medicine. But Akiko detected an aroma she couldn't describe.
As soon as she smelled it, Akiko felt as though she had found something long lost, something that had been absent for a while but was now back.
"I’ll let you go, but you have to call me by the right name." Kenji repeated his request, gently stroking Akiko's ear and then the nape of her neck.
"Don’t... let go..." Akiko closed her eyes, uncertain that she would be any more rational with her eyes open. Kenji's neck and face would be right in front of her, and that was terrible news for her already fragile sanity.
"Don’t let go? Alright," Kenji smiled, stroking Akiko’s neck and tightening his embrace.
"That’s not what I meant!" Akiko finally m
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