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Those were the exact words I was supposed to say, but I snapped my lips shut before they could tumble out of my mouth. If I said it now, Ethan might not agree, knowing clearly I was trying to trap him. It was better to ask for it later, after he had taken what he needed from me. “I’ll tell you my request after,” I said. He pressed his lips in a thin line at my words. The unsteady rise and fall of his chest made me uneasy because he looked like he was in so much pain. “Fine,” he replied, his eyes flaring with something dark as he spoke. “But know one thing, Leah. I have always tried to control myself with you in the past,” he continued, and I gulped at his words. “But this time, I’ll not. No foreplay. I’ll take you harder than I ever did before,” he muttered while stepping closer to me. He undid the buttons of his shirt in a hurry like he could not waste anymore time. Dropping it to the floor, his beautiful muscular chest was on show, covered with a fine layer of sweat. My tongue darted