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    In two eager strides, he crossed to the bed and snatched up the small jar, the mattress dipping beneath his weight.<fn5de4> Official source is ?ovelFind</fn5de4>


    “Look…” Hadley gracefully elevated her leg, resting her ankle against his shoulder with deliberate slowness. “See how many bites there are?” She traced a finger along several angry red marks.


    Without warning, her expression clouded with vulnerability, her forehead creasing with genuine concern. “Do these marks make my legs look ugly?” Before he could form a response, anxiety overtook her features as words tumbled from her lips. “Oh no, they must look terrible now! My legs were always my finest feature!”


    “Honey…” Eric’s voice emerged as a gravelly whisper, saturated with barely restrained desire.


    He extended his hand to encircle her delicate ankle, his touch deliberately gentle yet possessive.


    His voice roughened to a primal rasp. “Remember, you initiated this moment—don’t hold me responsible for what follows.”


    His eyes darkened to midnight as his grip tightened around her slender legs. He leaned forward with predatory intent, his demeanor metamorphosing in a heartbeat from tender caretaker to untamed lover.


    Golden morning light filtered through the curtains as Hadley’s eyes fluttered open. Beside her, Eric remained lost in deep slumber, his breathing rhythmic and peaceful.


    She reached for her phone on the nightstand, squinting at the screen before her entire body tensed with rm. “Oh no!”


    She distinctly recalled setting an rm before their eventful evening, so why had it failed her? Perhapsst night’s passionate exertions had plunged her into such profound exhaustion that even the shrill alert couldn’t prate her consciousness.


    She cast a yfully usatory nce at his sleeping form before slipping out from under the sheets and padding hurriedly toward the bathroom.


    Just as she finished freshening up and began gathering her things to depart, Eric stirred to consciousness. He reached for her, encircling her waist with strong arms as his voice emerged rough with the remnants of dreams. “Good morning, baby,” he murmured against her skin, his breath warm and inviting.


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    “Morning!” Hadley chirped with rushed brightness. “You need to release me—I have to leave!”


    “Just grant me a few more moments to hold you…” he pleaded, his embrace tightening ever so slightly.


    “I genuinely have an urgent matter to attend to!” Hadley’s foot crashed against the floor in frustration. “I’m runningte already!”


    “What could be so important?” he questioned, curiosity mingling with reluctance to release her.


    “I need to pick someone up…” she exined, her voice trailing with unspoken significance.


    Though reluctant to part from Hadley’spany, Eric faced the dual pressures of personal preparation and an important morning conference demanding his attention.


    Having extricated herself from his lingering presence, Hadley hastened toward the entrance with purposeful strides.


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