“It made me giddy. It made me blush, worse than before. It was like liquor. It made me drunk. I drew away. When her breath came now upon my mouth, it came very cold. My mouth was wet, from hers. I said, in a whisper, 'Do you feel it?”
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“Despite the gentlemanly kiss, a ferocity burned behind his gaze promising something primal.”
“He tasted of whisky and his skin was rough where he hadn’t shaved, but Mirabelle kissed him back.”
“¡Qué crimen o qué dolor es un beso cuando es sólo un beso!”
“The truth is, I always want to kiss you.”