away, but my body drank in his heat, my arm instinctively hooking under his. When I noticed what I’d done, I tried to pull back. But he tilted my chin and kissed me. Heat flooded me from my lips to my toes, and my heart hammered, its beat rushing and skipping to my head. I opened my mouth, only for Edan to stifle my words by kissing me again. I didn’t stop him, but I tried to get a word in. “I told you I’m not—” “Shhh,” he said, brushing my lips with his. “Sleep.” I leaned into him, resting my head against his chest. His pulse skipped, a sound that sent a shock wave of thrills jolting through
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