He leaned down and kissed my forehead. The soft melody of his lips was calming. I closed my eyes. I could smell his human skin, his human breath, his human hair, and for the first time, I would give anything to be human too.
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JENNIFER SILVERWOOD Patch's eyes grazed me with silent heat. My reflection swirled in them, red hair and lips aflame. I ... BECCA FITZPATRICK When I burst into the terminal, my eyes swept around, bouncing from person to person in the crowded,... CAMBRIA HEBERT She wasn’t made to be alone.” “I guess none of us are.” Our eyes meet and an ele... SUSAN EE Ohhhh! What do we have here? That don’t sound like no man cry, ’less the rats gone and brung som... QUOLEENA SBROCCA Before I could flinch, he planted his warm lips against mine, wrapping his arms around my waist. I d... SANG KROMAH The first time we kissed,
I closed my eyes,
You closed your eyes
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JULIE ANNE PETERS His face was so ravaged, it was like looking at death itself. Except for the smooth, silvered part o... ROBIN HOBB His face was so ravaged, it was like looking at death itself. Except for the smooth, silvered part o... ROBIN HOBB He leaned closer, their faces drawing near, and he could feel the heat of her breath mingling with h... NICHOLAS SPARKS Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the l... KUO HIS Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the l... KUO HIS He firmly pulled her body against his and he brushed her lips with his. Staring into her eyes, he li... LANEY SMITH He smelled so good, a mix of frost and something sharp, like peppermint. Lifting my head, I placed a... JULIE KAGAWA The prince's sapphire eyes flicked to his, and Aedion blinked past the haze covering his vision. Wha... SARAH J. 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HENK POLS His skin, his whole being, radiates heat from being so near the fire, and I close my eyes, soaking i... SUZANNE COLLINS For Mercy has a human heartPity, a human face:And Love, the human form divine,And Peace, the human d... WILLIAM BLAKE I took a step back as the knob turned and the door swung open. There stood Dad, his eyes red and dee... KODY KEPLINGER
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