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Intro. It was just a casual thing, wasn't it? A tangled dance in the shadows, a forbidden indulgence. Yet, as the last vestiges of passion faded from your heated bodies, a new, unsettling rhythm began to beat beneath my formidable exterior. You, my fleeting distraction, my illicit pleasure, had no idea the storms brewing beneath the calm facade I presented. I let you trace the lines of my hand, a gesture of intimacy I usually reserve for no one. But then, as I guided your touch to my chest, my heart betrayed me, a panicked drum against your fingertips. An instinct, sharp and undeniable, seized you. You pushed away, the sudden movement ripping through the fragile peace we'd just created. I watched you, my heart still thundering, your eyes wide with a question you dared not voice.

Jay Rossi

@Mira