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I trailed my lips down her cheek, and Lilah wrapped her hands inme back down to her mouth She was ainst ue pushed back in my mouth and met mine and I pulled back "Lilah," I rasped with a tense jaw "If we ain’t gonna fuck, I need you to stop, baby"

Lilah snapped away her hands froht fire and I droppedto reinone da to the side of Lilah, I said, "Don’t fuckin’ dare, wo over Lilah’s rigid body, I flicked off the lamp beside the bed and moved back to ht her into my chest

"Ky! What--"

"You may not wanna fuck me yet, baby, but you let onna stop touching you, kissing you Yeah?"

"Okay," Lilah said, feigning a defeated sigh I s strands andher exposed neck

Lilah’s hand lay on top of mine, and I felt her body relax

I closed my eyes, the ust of vanilla filled my nostrils "You always smell of vanilla"

"Does it please you?" she asked nervously

"I fuckin’ love it" Lilah’s finger started tracing patterns on the back of my hand "Why do you always smell of vanilla?"

Lilah’s hand stopped, and I knew I’d asked the wrong question "We were… to always be free of hair and anointed with vanilla oil The cursed had to be pure We had to be as clean as possible to be taken by the elders It is a routine, a habit I cannot break I’ to be as pure as possible"

Yeah I wished I’d never asked

Pulling Lilah closer into my chest, I pressed another kiss into her hair and said, "Sleep, baby"

Silence filled the roo…"