Stella slowly lifted her head and squinted at him.

When she saw the face she had been longing for day and night, she immediately assumed that she was dreaming.

She gave Matthew a goofy grin and brushed her fingertips across his cheek.

“It’s really you… It’s been so long since you last visited my dreams.

Don’t you love me anymore?”

And with that, Stella bawled her eyes out yet again.

She wrapped her arms around Matthew and held him tightly.

Nuzzling his chest, she murmured, “Yes, that’s it… It’s that familiar sound… Matthew’s heartbeat…”

Matthew froze, momentarily dazed.

His mind urged him to push Stella away, but his heart held firm, refusing to listen.

Stella only clung to him tighter, her soft curves melting into his chest, like she was trying to become one with him.

wandering back to that tender moment at the Clark

up, hot and

teeth, summoning the last shred of self-control he had,

eyes locked onto his, a mix of pain

you keep pushing

Matthew speechless again, frozen in

wouldn’t take no for an

threw herself back into Matthew’s arms, her grip

her voice

push me away

a little while longer… I miss

him, her tear-filled eyes glassy from the effects

her gaze, making her seem even more vulnerable, even more

Matthew’s resolve wavered.

bear to turn

he closed his

his embrace, Stella breathed him in, intoxicated

leaned up, pressing a soft

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