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pained him to talk. He only broke eye contact with her long enough to glance down at her lips quickly. When he looked back up, it was just in time to see a brief flash of fear in her eyes. Immediately, his stance shifted. “Hey, I’m not going to hurt you. I just… just…” His face crumbled and he choked on another sob.
    Any traces of fear went out of her mind the instant she saw his jade eyes swimming with tears again. Unable to stop herself, Lily reached out and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. She felt his warm hands touch her hips tentatively before sliding around to the small of her back, eventually crushing her to him.
    He buried his face in her neck and began to weep.
    “I’m sorry!” he cried. “I just wanted to feel… something—
anything
—again.” Lily smoothed her hand over the back of his head in what was meant to be a comforting gesture, but she couldn’t help sliding her fingers through his unruly hair and noticing how similar the texture was to silk. In response, his grip around her tightened. “I’ve been numb,” he breathed against the skin of her neck. “Numb for so fucking long that I don’t remember what anything feels like anymore.”
    “Shh, it’s okay. It’s gonna be okay.” Lily continued stroking his hair as he shook. She had absolutely no idea what to think about the man in her arms. She only knew that she couldn’t let go.
    As she held him, she could feel the electric current growing even stronger between their bodies. Everywhere they touched felt like it would start humming at any moment, and Lily couldn’t help wondering in the back of her mind if her hair might start standing straight up. The man in her arms must have felt it, too, because after a few seconds he grew silent, as if he was also listening for the internal hum between their bodies. She felt his fingers grip her tighter before they eased up, sliding beneath the edge of her shirt.
    When his fingertips touched the bare skin at the small of her back and began to make little circles, Lily had to stop herself from crying out in surprised pleasure. His touch was like fire: it left small trails of steam as it moved over her skin. Lily fully expected to find welts in the shape of tiny spiral patterns on her back when she looked at it later.
    He slowly ran his nose up the column of her neck, inhaling her scent deeply before stopping with his lips pressed against her ear. “Please.” It was barely a whisper.
    Lily was very confused about what happened next.
    She had turned to face him, intending only to politely refuse and say goodbye. Yet somehow her arms had acted on their own accord, pulling his mouth roughly to hers.
    She didn’t recognize the loud moan in the room as her own.
    His lips were strong, but soft to the touch, full of a hunger that surpassed anything she’d ever experienced. He tasted faintly of peppermint and coffee, as well as a deeper hint of spice that was all him. When he finally opened his mouth to drink her in, Lily saw stars.
    Everything unfolded rather quickly after that.
    There was a frenzy of kissing, their tongues sliding together easily. His hands were everywhere at once, cupping her and squeezing her, sliding over mounds and dipping into valleys until her body was shaking and screaming for more.
    Then the beautiful stranger shifted against her. She felt his hand slide inside her pants as he kissed her, groaning loudly into her mouth when he discovered that she was already swollen and wet. She was surprised herself, as her body rarely responded so quickly, but this man’s frantic kisses and tangible need were driving her insane. When his fingers started to move in tiny, concentrated little circles against her, she knew that she would soon be done for. Her eager moans and quick responses must have excited him further because he suddenly grunted roughly and removed his hand, disorienting her for a moment until she realized what he was doing.
    Without moving his lips from hers, he