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I grasped her hips and pulled her down hard with eachand her toes curling as I pulled her up and down on top ofshut I was so close, and I yanked her down harder and harder, lifting my hips to meet her

I exploded in her with a roar, and she collapsed ontomyself into her until ere both spent and satisfied

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Desiree

After being so co hunted doas to end up in bed with Aiden But as soon as we kissed, there was no turning back That wasn’t just a si to comfort another and offer some tender human contact There was heat in the kiss from the second his lips touched mine, and the moment I tasted him, I couldn’t stop myself

Not that I would have wanted to even if I wasn’t in such a sensitive, heightened situation There was no denyingup between us had gotten so intense it was alh it made the air around us thicker I wondered if there were other people in the room with us, if they would be able to feel the difference

All it took was that first kiss to crack the control and open up the floodgates

But when I woke up still lying there beside him, the reality of the situation sunk in Not only was I officially hiding out at this point, I’d et myself involved with thethe relationship waters or offering my trust to someone new

Yet, I didn’t feel worried around Aiden His strength and protectiveness made me feel safe, and I liked that What I didn’t necessarily like was the aardness that caistics of this entire situation

The truth about who my family was and what my father had been involved in never escaped me

Clearly,to do with his business In their minds, his death ushered in the possibility of a new ical choice would be ht about that I never let ot into their crosshairs and they tried to drag s

If I had taken the tiht the chances were fairly low that I would have thought to prepare for being on the run I would have been et wiped off the face of the planet than about little life details like fresh underwear and a toothbrush

But now, here I was, realizing just how much I needed both

Aiden rolled over and kissed the side of my head “Hey”

“Hey, yourself,” I said