“No…” What was he even saying 'no' to? Napailing na lang si Ahtisa, at muli itong tumalikod para hawakan ang seradura. Subalit humabol ang kamay niya rito at kumuyom ang palad niya sa ibabaw ng kamay nito. “Bitiwan mo ang kamay ko,” iritadong wika ng dalaga. “I just don’t want to.” Because the skin beneath his palm felt so good, and standing behind her was just as intoxicating. Her scent, the one he had been breathing in for over a year, filled him with a familiar warmth. And his body was reacting to her, strongly and undeniably, despite the tension of the moment. Natawa nang mapang-uyam si Ahtisa nang maramdaman nito ang pagkabuhay ng ‘bagay’ na nasa gitna ng mga binti niya. Apollo muttered a string of expletives. He didn’t want to appear like a s*x-starved bull behind her, but he

