ADRIEN
He was kissing me. Five minutes ago, I wanted nothing more than to be alone with my thoughts. Now, his lips were on mine, and despite everything, I couldn’t come up with a single good reason to push him away.
Tonight, he might decide to end my life again, but not right now, and maybe I needed that. So when his lips moved against mine, I melted into it. When his tongue licked against the seam of mine, I let him in. When he began to devour my mouth with fervor, I followed him right off the ledge and down into debauchery.
The concrete wall scratched against my hair and back as his weight kept me locked in place. His hands gripped my hips and squeezed my ass. I lifted my leg around his hip and dug my heel into his firm backside.
I should’ve expected my leg to become his next target. The way his hand slid up from my calf to my thigh made my head spin. My body was on fire as that hand teased its way to my inner thighs, closer to my core. I gripped the placket of his dress shirt, ready to slip my hand inside and feel the hard muscles of his abs for myself, but when his thumb swept over my panties and tapped against my clit, I dropped my leg back down and pulled back.
Street noises filtered back in. Honking. Talking. The squeal of tires. The light and blurred colors and shapes were overwhelming, giving everything a gray haze. I couldn’t decide whether to keep my eyes closed or deal with all the new stimulation that had none of the focus and clarity of my memories.
We were both breathing hard, and honestly, I wanted to keep going. I really did. It hadn’t been a heavy or imposing touch. Alarm bells hadn’t rung in my head like they had yesterday, but things were headed in a direction that didn’t match where we were together. Not to forget, we were in public, for heaven’s sake.
“All this seduction just to get me to talk?” I asked breathlessly to move us past whatever this was.
His chuckle was an achievement all on its own. While we couldn’t go further, especially not here, I leaned against him for just a bit more. Our kisses turned languid and gentle instead of hot and heavy. It was perfect, and yet not enough. I wanted more, but I didn’t. I wanted to take a leap of faith, while everything in me was saying to hold back. Whatever this was between us had no future, especially if he made sure I didn’t have one. I couldn’t forget that, no matter how he made me feel in moments like this.

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Ooh, fun excerpt! This sounds very entertaining!
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