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ADELINE

His response is instant.

One second, I’m kissing him like I’ve been starving for it — because I have — and the next, his hand fists in my hair, pulling just enough to make me gasp. He swallows the sound with a kiss that’s deeper, rougher, like I’ve just lit a fuse he’s been desperate to keep under control.

Then control shatters.

He walks me back until the counter hits my lower back, and th