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Chapter 33: Court
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2021-12-05 23:40:03"I thought that it would be my unfortunate end," Austin said as she leans back to Shaun.
They were sitting on a hill, near the woods of Orion. Where people don't usually go or visit. It was quiet and peaceful, the kind of atmosphere they both love.
She keeps on smiling. Held Shaun's hands around her as she gently closes her eyes and let herself be drown in his warmth.
Shaun's mouth slowly moves upward. He held Austin tightly in his arms as he kisses the woman's temple dearly and hard.
He brushes through her short black hair and kisses her hair. Her sweet scent puts him at ease, contrary to what it has done to him a couple of times before. Her sweet persimmon scent is like a gentle drug to Shaun. It drives him crazy, but not to the point of biting into her flesh.
It is an addictive drug. A heroine. Continuously pulling him in.
"And I thought I wouldn't hold back. I thought I would kill you right there. I thought I couldn't
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