Kimoko lay still, staring at the ceiling, but her thoughts were far away. Sitaka before her, small, weak, trapped in a body that refused to obey her. The weight of that memory pressed against her ribs, suffocating her, even though she now had a moment of respite. Or at least, she should have.
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She sighed quietly and closed her eyes. She had no idea what to do. She knew that even if they managed to get Ivory’s tear, it wouldn’t be able to save Sitaka only prolong her life, her pain and suffering.
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She could still see Anstel in front of her, his desperation. He had no idea what to do either. He couldn’t accept the thought of losing her.
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Despite everything, Kimoko didn’t want to destroy his hope. She didn’t have the heart to do it.
The cool night air brushed her face, and sleep seemed impossible.
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Kigami lay still next to her, his breathing calm and even. But she knew he wasn’t asleep. He was too composed. Too aware.
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“How can he lie like this after everything we’ve seen?”
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The thought irritated her. She turned to him, propping herself up on one elbow. In the dim candlelight, she studied his face. His features were as unreadable as ever, carved with unyielding determination.
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But the longer she watched him, something stirred within her an unfamiliar frustration, a warmth coiling in the pit of her stomach.
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Before she could stop herself, she leaned over him.
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Kigami’s eyes opened immediately as he felt her warm breath on his skin, her face hovering just above his. A glint of surprise crossed his face, but he didn’t move. He let her watch. He let her search his gaze for something, anything.
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And then his arm wrapped around her waist.
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Kimoko barely had time to react before he pulled her down, his lips crashing against hers.
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The kiss was unexpected hungry, electrifying.
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Warmth surged through her, unraveling tensions she hadn’t even known existed.
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She should push him away. She should stop it before it went too far.
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But instead, her fingers tangled in his hair, pulling him closer. She deepened the kiss.
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He groaned softly a low sound that sent shivers through her.
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Kimoko flinched, not from the cold, but from the intensity of his touch, the way his hands roamed her waist, her hips, memorizing her. Her pulse pounded in her throat as his lips left hers, trailing along the line of her jaw and the column of her neck. His breath was hot against her skin.
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Her mind screamed to stop, but her body refused to obey.
Kigami’s hands slid down her back firm but respectful. As if he was holding back. As if he was afraid to break her.
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But she didn’t want to be held back. She didn’t want gentleness.
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She wanted to forget.
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Still on him, she reached for the hem of her blouse. Slowly. Deliberately.
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She could feel his gaze burning through her, his breathing growing more and more uneven as she let the fabric fall to the floor.
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“Do you like what you see?” she asked softly, playfully, though her voice was a challenge.
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Kigami swallowed hard, his hands twitching at his sides. He didn’t answer with words. Instead, he reached for her, gripping her tightly, possessively, pulling her back to him.
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Their next kiss was slower, deeper. The air between them thickened, charged with something neither of them dared to name.
Kimoko felt his fingers trail down her spine, his lips brushing her collarbone, his teeth grazing her skin. A soft moan escaped her throat.
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Her hands searched for the clasp of his robe, pushing it aside to see the hard lines of his body. Kigami let out a breath as her fingers trailed over his chest a touch softer than a whisper.
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In that instant, something inside him snapped.
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He turned her around, pinning her wrists above her head. His eyes bored into hers raw, dangerous, like a predator watching its prey.
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The silence was full of defiance.
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Kimoko lifted her chin, breathless, challenging him with her gaze. And he answered.
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He kissed her without hesitation.
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With the strength of someone who had waited too long.
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His hands explored her body, leaving a burning trail in their wake.
Kimoko arched toward him, her nails scratching his back as he pressed her against the bed. Their bodies moved together in unison.
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She had never believed anything like this would happen to her before.
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She had never felt so alive before.
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His name left her lips in a hoarse whisper—worshipful, almost broken. The sound ripped through him, a shiver that coiled through his core.
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She tightened her legs around him, pulling him closer.
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Her nails dug deeper into his skin as he buried his face in her neck.
Their movements became frantic, desperate, as if they were trying to burn away everything that had come before this moment.
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The night stretched on. Time lost all meaning.
And when the tension between them finally broke, when their names tumbled from their lips in gasps and moans, Kimoko realized something terrifying.
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She hadn’t just given herself to lust.
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She had given herself to him. Prince of demons. The same who had gotten her killed in her village. The one who had been by her side since that moment.
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The one she…loved.
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She lay there, her body trembling slightly, trying to catch her breath. Her heart was still beating fast. The pulse beneath her skin echoed with the echoes of what had just happened.
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Kigami, his breathing uneven as well, pulled her close.
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He wrapped his arms around her, almost protectively.
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They didn’t say anything. The silence was thick with meaning of everything that had happened, and everything that was yet to come.
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Kimoko’s thoughts whirled. She tried to grasp pieces of them, but they slipped away. She closed her eyes, not to sleep rather to escape. If only for a moment.
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Kigami’s fingers brushed a strand of hair away from her face. His touch was tender, gentle. Surprising.
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“Kitty…” his voice was low and hoarse.
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She didn’t want to look. Not yet. She didn’t trust herself to look him in the eye.
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But his tone… was soft, insistent.
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“Kimoko, look at me.”
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She turned her head reluctantly. Their gazes met. There was something more than intensity in his eyes.
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Something gentle.
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He didn’t say anything for a moment. And then, quietly, almost a whisper:
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“I don’t want you to regret this.”
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The words hit her like a wave.
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She knew. This wasn’t just a moment. Not just physicality. This was… something else. Something complicated.
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She took a deep breath.
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“I don’t know what I feel,” she admitted quietly.
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Kigami’s gaze softened. He took her face in his hands.
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“It’s okay. You don’t have to have all the answers now Kitty.”
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His words were like salve to her quivering soul.
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She closed her eyes, leaning against him.
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For a long time, they lay in silence. Quiet, but not uncomfortable.
And then Kimoko understood something else.
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She didn’t need to know everything. She didn’t need to understand.
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For now, she was here.
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And that was enough.
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With a small sigh, she snuggled closer to him.
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She had given herself to lust, yes.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvce4tibDC
But more so, she had given herself to him.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6pfGckHRJ
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They didn’t speak again that night.
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The silence between them was a silent agreement.
They both had their own battles to fight.
But now…they had each other.
And that was more than they both ever expected to happen in their lives. Finding someone they could trust and rely on.
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and then Add to home screen.