“I don’t know why you came if you think this expedition won’t be any use,” Serene remarked. Elliot pulled off his shirt. Once he had the hair under enough control that Serene could see his face, he winked. “Don’t you?” “Don’t think you can get around me with your newly improved physique,” said Serene, and Elliot was torn between being flattered, surprised, and wondering how much improvement it had required. Serene kissed him, so he settled on flattered, leaning into her and feeling her warm fingers tracing the lines of his abdomen. “Beauty is a delusion and a snare.” She pushed him backward,
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