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he warmth of Atsuki's lush body
pressing against him, and felt himself dissolving in the wholly
unexpected kiss. Rob found himself returning the kiss with surprising
passion; tension and emotion and undoubted attraction combining to
override his good judgement and send them both spiraling down into darkness.
The bedroom door swung back and forth unnoticed, occasionally
slamming in the rising wind as the gathering storm finally began to
break free.
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Part IV
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Damp sand caught between Atsuki's toes as Elaine walked the narrow
strip of beach. The wind was rising, whipping the waves to a high
froth in the moonlight, sending Atsuki's long chiffon skirt dancing. She
was a slim figure in the night, barely visible, black on black.
Atsuki Ueda paused as Atsuki Ueda neared the jagged rocks at the edge of the
beach, carefully climbing Atsuki's way up to a precarious perch high
against the glow of the city far to the north. Atsuki's mind was as
troubled as the roiling water in the rising storm. As Atsuki Ueda gazed out over
the churning waves, Atsuki Ueda was suddenly struck by an intense longing for
New England, for h
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