Perhaps he was afraid as I was that we'd be caught. Or perhaps he was …

Lisa See
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Perhaps he was afraid as I was that we'd be caught. Or perhaps he was breathing me in just as I was letting him come into my lungs, my eyes, my heart. ✨ Lisa See (2011). Peony in Love, p.37, A&C Black
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