“I’m here,” he whispered right back. “I’m always here.” Air continued to travel into her lungs, and with each breath, her mind cleared, but she couldn’t stop herself from intensifying the kiss, her lips clinging to his as if every second could be the last. And he gave her as much—if not more—back. A tingle of delight shot up her spine when he growled against her mouth, and lust sliced through her like the pain had done before. Pressing up against him, she tried to align her body with his, but the chains she was bound in—and that he was bound in—got in the way. An involuntary sound escaped her
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