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Behind Closed Doors

Author: Sonii Naaz
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Chapter 26

Sansa's POV

I summoned the confidence to speak amid this painful dance, my voice shaking with a mix of dread and defiance. "Not at all, I refuse to give myself up to you. This is not the affection I seek."

My remarks, however, appeared to fall on deaf ears, lost in the haze of yearning that surrounded him. He persisted, his goals plain, but my spirit fought desperately against his enticing draw.

The air was tense, an explosive mixture of longing and resistance. Our bodies intertwined in a conflict that reached far beyond the physical realm, the room became a battleground. The weight of his presence threatened to consume me with each passing instant, but I clung to the dim hope that I could retain my autonomy.

Amid this upheaval, I questioned the depths of my desires, caught between the appeal of passion and the necessity to protect my heart. Would I submit to his touch and risk losing myself, or would I find the will to oppose him and make my path?

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