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thoroughly. It felt good to see her happy.
    Ethan fell back on a pillow, his arm folded behind his head. The deed was done, the demon part of him completely satiated. The next night he’d do the same, and the night after that, and the night after that. But as he looked over at Tina, her skin absolutely glowing, contentment practically shining through every cell of her, he found himself silently hoping that that wasn’t the case.
    “That,” she said with a breath, “was unreal. You are—” She wheezed, taking another gulp of air. “Wow.” She curled up into the crook of his arm and sighed. One of her hands rested lightly on his torso, her long fingers lazily twirling the dusting of dark hair just above his belly button. He found himself absentmindedly rubbing the small of her back.
    Ethan had never cuddled before, and the feel of a woman’s naked body against him in repose was a new sensation. It wasn’t turning him on—not to say that she wasn’t—it was just...different. It was surprisingly comfortable. And he was finding that he kind of liked it.
    “You’re not winded,” Tina noticed.
    “One of the perks of being a Lust,” he shrugged. But it didn’t outweigh the downfalls, he thought bitterly to himself.
    “Does that mean we can go again?” she asked, her eyes filling with desire. When she looked at him like that, he wished they could just stay like that forever. But after ten years of this lifestyle, he knew what would come next. Having been forced to live like this for so long, he had been finding it was becoming easier and easier. Yet, as her green eyes bore into his, the part that was usually the easiest had suddenly become hard: leaving.
    “I wish we could but, babe, you’re exhausted,” Ethan observed.
    “No, I’m not! I’m just—” She stifled a yawn. “Okay, I’m a little exhausted. But I’ve had a long week. Trust me, if I could go again, I would.” She gave him a small smile that hit him to the core. “You’re incredible.”
    And so are you , he thought to himself. But I have to get out of here.
    “You’re allowed to be sleepy.” He looked over at the bedside clock. “It’s almost three.”
    “Oh god, I have to be at work in two hours,” she groaned, covering her eyes with her hand.
    “All the more reason for me to just let you sleep then,” Ethan said as he tried to smoothly shift his weight from under her. “I don’t want to bother you.”
    Tina’s hand gently squeezed his shoulder. “You don’t have to leave. We can get some rest together.”
    “I snore like a banshee,” he lied.
    Tina laughed. “Then we don’t have to sleep. We can just relax right here.” The look she gave him stirred a wild desire within him. “I quite like having your arms around me.”
    With that, he couldn’t say no to her. While it was against all of his better judgment, if she wanted him to stay, he was going to stay. Just this once , he told himself. He let arms drape over her once again.
    “I like it, too,” he murmured, his lips grazing the top of her head.
    She sighed against him and he shivered slightly as her exhalation tickled his bare chest. He looked down at the rumpled, pale blue bedspread, then lifted his head to survey the room around him. A small wooden nightstand on his left, one bookshelf with three toppled books, her modest collection of clothes peaking out from the large closet’s slightly ajar door. He realized that he had never taken the time to notice his surroundings during his past conquests. Tina’s bedroom, while fairly barren, was cozy.
    “It’s a nice place you’ve got here,” he commented kindly.
    “You don’t have to be polite,” she yawned against him. “I know it’s a little sparse.”
    “But it is nice. A lot of room. I like it,” Ethan said earnestly. “I just noticed you don’t have a lot of decorations....” His gaze wandered to an empty row of picture frames sitting on the sill of her window.
    “You mean I don’t own a lot of