Elena sat curled up on her couch, her arms wrapped around herself as if that alone could contain the storm raging inside her. Her heart was still racing. She squeezed her eyes shut, but it did nothing to erase the memory of what had just happened.Adrian had kissed her.Not a gentle, hesitant kiss, but something raw, something filled with years of pain, anger, and unspoken emotions, after all these years.She touched her lips, remembering the way he had held her, the heat of his body, the rough desperation in his touch, and in that moment, when his mouth had crushed against hers, it had awakened something inside her—something she had buried long ago, something she thought had died long ago.Desire.Longing.Love.Elena shook her head violently, trying to clear the thoughts clawing at her. It didn’t mean anything, she told herself. It was nothing more than frustration, a desperate grasp for control in a situation where neither of them had any.But even as she tried to convince herself,
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