The fire burned low, casting dancing shadows against the walls, but neither of them moved. The air between them was filled with heavy tension, charged with something neither of them wanted to name.Tales still hadn’t pulled away.Raja’s breath was restrictedly shallow, his heart pounding against his ribs. He had expected disgust, rejection—anything but this unbearable stillness, this heat between them that neither seemed willing to break.Tales’ fingers twitched where they rested on his lap. His lips were slightly parted, his breaths uneven.Raja swallowed hard. “Tales…” His voice was rough, strained, barely above a whisper.Tales lifted his gaze and met his intense stare, and that was all it took.Raja moved first, or maybe they moved at the same time. It didn’t matter. Their mouths crashed together in a desperate, clumsy kiss, full of anger, regret, and something deeper—something neither of them could name.Tales’ hands gripped Raja’s shoulders, not pushing away, not pulling closer—
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