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2025-03-12 09:00:19Sierra’s POV
The smart thing would be to ask him to leave my hotel room, to step back, to readjust my shirt. After he leaves, I’ll satisfy my lust in another manner—that’s the smart thing. The tiniest part of my brain still knows that even as the timbre of his voice sends a shiver of desire racing down my spine.
Whenever Flint is this close, my mind short-circuits, and it’s all I can do to remember my name. The sharp, tangy scent of him, the way he worships and devours me, the way his skin slides over mine, makes my senses go into overdrive, hyperaware, poised for release.
“Fuck me,” I whisper, rising on my toes to press my lips against the sensitive spot on his neck.
“I didn’t hear you.” His voice is guttural, on the edge of losing the control he has left.
Glancing up at him under my lashes, I smirk. “Then I guess you should leave so I can take care of myself.”
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