The air in the room was dense, charged with something more than the desert heat. Maddox stood, shirtless, still breathing heavily, his hands resting on his waist as though he physically needed to hold himself back from coming any closer to me.I remained on the bed, my lips swollen from his kiss, my skin alight, my body tense.I couldn't believe what had just happened.We had held it back for too long, ignored it, repressed it... And now, that line had been crossed.Or worse, we had barely stepped over it, but neither of us dared to move forward.Maddox ran a hand over his face before turning away from me, his back to me as if looking at me was too dangerous at that moment."This shouldn't have happened."His voice was low, rough.Something inside me stirred."We didn't do it alone."He let out a small, humorless laugh, his head hanging low."That's the worst part," he muttered.I slowly sat up in bed, my eyes fixed on his broad back, on the way his muscles tensed when he took a deep b
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