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Title: Beneath the Velvet Moon
The air was heavy with the scent of rain, the patter against the windows muffled by the low hum of jazz playing from the corner of the dimly lit room. Candles flickered on the table, their golden glow casting long, soft shadows across the plush sofa where Mira sat. Her silk robe barely clung to her shoulders, exposing the curve of her collarbone and the light sheen of her skin.
Ethan stood in the doorway, his shirt half-unbuttoned, raindrops clinging to his hair. His gaze swept over her, pausing where the silk parted. Her lips parted slightly, an invitation unspoken but understood.
"You're soaked," she said softly, rising. Her bare feet padded across the hardwood floor, each step deliberate. She stopped in front of him, her fingertips brushing against his damp sleeve.
"I didn't want to wait," Ethan replied, his voice low and rough. "Not tonight."
The words hung between them like a taut wire. Mira tilted her chin up, her eyes meeting his, searching. His hand came up to her cheek, brushing a stray strand of hair from her face, and the spark between them ignited like a struck match.
Their lips collided, slow and urgent, his hands slipping beneath the thin silk to her waist. She shivered, not from the cold, but from the heat radiating between them. Ethan's fingers pressed into her skin, mapping the curve of her spine as her robe slid from her shoulders, pooling on the floor like a forgotten secret.
The room dissolved around them—candlelight flickered, shadows merged, and the storm outside became a mere echo. They sank to the sofa, their bodies entwined in a tangle of passion, words forgotten as touch replaced language.
For Mira, the night stretched into a symphony of sensation: the press of his lips against her neck, the way his breath hitched when she traced the line of his jaw, the relentless rhythm they found together.
And as the storm raged outside, inside, their own tempest quieted into soft murmurs and gentle touches, the kind that linger long after the night fades into dawn.
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