"Then I will just seduce you day and night, until you fall in love with me and agree to be mine."
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For a moment there, Maximillian thought that he was suffering from a heart attack. Excitement was supposed to be one of the leading causes.
Unaware of what he had done, Maximillian's source of excitement closed the distance between them, squeezing the oxygen out of Maximillian's lungs and airway.
"No. Stop."
Confusion and hurt flickered across Julian's beautiful face, his movements halting in a silent question.
"That's not what I meant," Maximillian added in a hurry. "I would love that, but not now. I can't."
"... I understand."
Julian turned to go, but then Maximillian jumped out of the bathtub and chased after him.
"No, you don't."
