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Chapter 79

Author: Kassy
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-28 23:12:58

CLAIRE

Asher’s lips were relentless, tracing slow, heated paths down my neck while his hands roamed my body with purpose. My back pressed against the bedroom door, and I barely had the strength to breathe, let alone think. He kissed me like I was the only thing he’d ever need, and maybe that was the most disarming part of it all.

“Dinner wasn’t so bad, right?” I murmured, breathless, as I tugged his shirt off his shoulders.

“Terrible,” he said, voice low, before pulling me flush against him again.

I laughed softly, but the sound dissolved when his fingers threaded through my hair, tugging just enough to make me gasp. My knees felt like they were about to give way. “Asher…”

He leaned back, just enough to look at me. His dark eyes held that familiar spark—intense, unreadable. “You sure you’re okay?”

I nodded quickly. Words weren’t coming to me, and even if they were, I wouldn’t know what to say. I just wanted him.

As if he could read my thoughts, he scooped me into his arms, carrying me
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