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Chapter 61: Living On The Edge Of Desire

Penulis: Mia Kent
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-16 22:10:12

AURORA'S POV

The next day, I stayed in the teachers’ lounge during lunch, holding my leftover sandwich . I kept moving from one foot to the other, feeling like a kid who got in trouble. My butt still hurt, but the pain Aiden left inside me hurt even more.

Sex with Aiden wasn’t just good. It was amazing. Powerful. Like nothing I’d ever felt before. But the way he quickly pulled away and acted like nothing happened made me dizzy. Not because I wanted cuddles and sweet talk but because the way he changed so fast from warm to cold shocked me. The strong feelings I had for him scared me, and wanting to keep him safe made me feel sick.

Not just sick. Crazy. Wrong. I never gave up my values for Thomas. Now I understood why Aiden paid for sex. It wasn’t just because he liked strange things. It was because he lost control when he was with someone. He came alive, he cursed, he stopped holding back.

He dropped the careful mask he always wore, like a snake losing its old skin leaving him exp
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