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Their gazes locked as Ashwood glanced over his shoulder Even in the darkened roo, and he couldn’t take it, had to connect their mouths as well as their bodies He was certain Ashwood noticed theoff sparks in Bellaroin

Bellarew uneven, and he unloaded his seed inside hih the kiss, their ether The room whited out as the ether

Once he ca all his weight on hierly scooped hi he would stay with hiht

As soon as they were lying chest to back, this ti him from behind, all the tension from earlier finally seeped from his body Silence descended upon the roo, blindly reaching for his hand, then bringing it to rest against his abdoht where the worst of the scars were

Bellamy kissed the place where his teeth had sunk into Ashwood’s skin, only to discover it was already healed He felt war him into his dreams

He only stirred briefly when Ashwood cliuely thought it was for the best to make sure the room next door looked slept in The bed dipped as Ashwood hovered over him, and he felt soft lips at his ear as Ashwood adjusted the bed linens over hi to you No one will ever compare, and that will be my curse to bear for all eternity”

He heard the soft snick of the door opening and closing, and the bed felt instantly empty without him

Chapter 18

The following , they met their driver and coach for the return journey ho perfectly normal after what had transpired between the with the idea of finally having hiet their passionate and tender night together, and though the ret it

Once they were settled inside the coach and on their way, he double-checked towas firainst his chest as if the object was producing cal sensations And perhaps it was because he felt more serene around Ashwood than he had before Another notch of closure between them, he supposed

He would not allow those other h—not yet He knew full well this would be their last ride together before reality intruded

Halfway through the journey, he felt Ashwood’s ankle brush against his own,hiht”

His cheeks flushed in surprise Was he really going to mention it in detail? “Need we rehash it? We both knohat that was”