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11: Remorse
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ValentinThe neck of the bottle was mostly gone by the time the door opened, revealing Lyra escorted by a few of our men. She entered the room hesitantly as the guards nodded once and retreated to the hall, closing the door behind them.Standing there with her arms folded in front of herself, she cleared her throat awkwardly, not fully looking at me. She was still wearing the dress I had picked out for her, even if she didn’t know that part.Aware of the stagnant air between us, I chuckled to myself and dropped down into one of the seats. The cushion eased with a sigh beneath my weight, giving me relief from being on my feet during the ceremony.“It seems fate has brought us together again.”Lyra only pulled a small smile. I could feel her hesitance from across the room.“Sit,” I murmured, gesturing vaguely toward the other chair.Wordlessly, she did exactly that, gliding across the floor with her elegance. She took her seat opposite me and glanced around the room.Sighing to myself,
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LyraShock consumed me immediately, causing me to freeze in my place.I wasn’t expecting Valentin to kiss me. I thought he would ignore me, not laying a hand on me the entire night.But the feeling of his mouth against mine reignited that dormant lust—the memory of what used to be between us.Unable to fight it, I melted into the kiss, allowing his arms to wrap around me as he pulled us impossibly close. The feeling of his muscled physique beneath my palms was enough to have my body pulsing for him.He wasted no time showing me just how badly he wanted it, squeezing and caressing me everywhere he could.As our lips moved feverishly, he gripped the material of my dress and eased it down, done thanks easily to the zipper being down already. I gasped the moment he pawed at my chest, groaning into our embrace like he was returning home at last.As if by instinct, my body knew how to react to his, awakened by his touch. The want I had for him swam warmly in my system, begging to be taken
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Lyra By the time I finished breakfast, Valentin left to take care of business, and he dropped Charlie off at Enora and Nikolai’s house for their playdate.Surprisingly, it was refreshing to be out in the city on my own—aside from the bodyguard that trailed me the entire time—and left alone to browse as I wanted.Having one of Valentin’s men with me the entire time started to get on my nerves, but I didn’t say anything about it since it had been one of the few things Valentin asked of me. It was the least I could do.Perusing a cute boutique with an endless supply of dresses, I got lost in the music and the peace of having time for myself. It was a much-needed time away from everything that had happened in the last while.Just as I draped a black dress over my arm that looked perfect for what I had in mind, my phone dinged from inside my clutch—one that Valentin chose with his endless knowledge of high fashion.Digging my cell out, a chill moved down my spine the moment the screen lit
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