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could only guess at. His siren eyes met hers, sharp and am

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sed, but steady. His thumb traced slow c

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p forming in her thro

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stories inked there-each line, each swirl like

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first," Lily sai

undaries. The kiss deepened, fierce and desperate, like they were bo

r closer, and Lily melted against him, the

uths and back. Daou's hands went down to her butts and cares

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h Lily replied " I only feel

her lips pulling them with

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ing for air, Lily's cheeks burned w

" she wh

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k a breath, feeling the coo

dmitted. "Of becoming the girl every

eld hers, ste

self to them. Lose yo

his voice cracked som

from the suffocating embrace of her family's expectations to meet Daou in forgotten corners of

agile rebellion, a st

to understand him. Instead, they shared fragments of thei

hey found themselves on a rooftop overlooking the city

the wind bit cold, but Lily hardly noticed.

family," she said, breakin

sting his lips. "You want the

pris

n his elbows, star

ack and white is all there is. Nothing in between. He had high hopes for m

ng a hand throug

ssing school. My brother? He's the golden boy. Top of his class,

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to her, ey

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rebellion is never

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ice was silk and steel.

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taller. "I

is family's name spot

er. "You're risking eve

g but my chains," L

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you continue down this p

in the air, h

resolve onl

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hold, tension crack

grand halls, slamming doo

en, sat rigid in his c

powerful men's childr

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glare cut

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