through the floor, through her bones. Drinks kept appearing in h

y she decided to live a little just for tonight. She moved to the dance floor and moved her body, whining her wai

en she

ian

ed her again

it ring longer this time, as if persistence could force

ou had six years to listen. I'm not picking up now because your e

lm he wore like a tailored suit split open.

lone, he would prove her wrong. He didn't chase. He didn't beg.

His thoughts louder than usual

ng. Lights flashed in reckless patterns, music heavy and intoxicating. Adrian didn't usually come t

. She was whining to the rhythm, laughing freely, unaware of the eyes on her. For a split second, his breath stalled. The resemblance wasn't perfect. But in the flashing lights dark hair, familiar posture, the tilt of her chin she looked too much like Seraphina. It h

didn't need Seraphina. That he could replace silence with noise. Longing with heat. The girl's eye

ed. He walked toward her slowly

k?" he ask

eplied, smiling wide

them. Something unspoken. The music, the alcohol,

m like the club

her do

uard it. And then he told the bartender to give them something strong. And so

ara

d and indigo. The air was thick perfume, heat, bodies moving without restraint.

" His eyes darkened at that. The bass vibrated through the floor, through her heels, up her spine. She felt bold i

clean, masculine, grounding. Close enough to see the restraint flicker in hi

nt to st

he looked a

ly. Like a decision neither of

oose strand of hair from her face. His fingers l

reath

whispered, but it

the tinted club windows, and in tha

s wasn't

was

sti

she didn't pull away, when her fingers curled instinctively i

nd kiss w

ined way. Controlle

he way her heart pounded wildly against her ribs. His hand slid to her waist,

liquor and something

d scream

y didn't

of them were breathing hard

murmured, though her hand

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ag her. He di

k her hand. An