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‘and have you, seamstress?’ his voice dips low and he brushes his thumb over my mouth. my lips part in response, my breaths quickening. ‘did you fuck me out of your system yet? get your fill of me?’
i part my lips wider until my teeth close over the tip of his thumb. i bite doe. just the slightest bit. ‘no,’ i say. ‘you barely took the edge off.’

i gaze down at dominic’s covered chest, recalling every dip and rise of his chiseled torso. he isn’t sleek and dazzling. he’s rough. broad. hard. and for some reason, i find that so much more alluring than any other male form i’ve seen.

The first time I lost my heart, it was taken gently. a theft so soft and sweet. one of breathless whispers and chaste kisses. i relinquished my heart with a smile. but the second time, it was stolen by force.