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Chapter 239 The Weight of a Kiss

Chapter 239 The Weight of a Kiss

Leila’s skin was dark and coarse, with a prominent scar and a big mole on her face.

Her eyes, though... those were remarkably similar to Lily’s.

They both shinimered with that sbright, glistening light-clear, lively peach blossom eyes.

But their noses were completely different.

Lily had a delicate, well-defined nose. Leila’s was big and round, heavy-looking, like a giant meatball planted in

the middle of her face. It gave her whole appearance a clumsy kind of awkwardness.

Most importantly, Leila had an Adam’s apple. There was no way she could be a woman!

The reason James felt something so eerily familiar when their lips touched-why Leila reminded him of Lily-must

have been because their lips were shaped similarly. Both of them had lips like soft, sweet cotton candy.

“Leila...”

It took what felt like a full century before James could drag his soul and senses back into his body.

He had always known he could never accept being with a man.

After finding out Leila was male, he'd even sought out a movie to understand what a relationship between two

men would look like.

The moment those two men in the film held hands and embraced affectionately, he'd felt too uncomfortable to

keep watching. Kissing? Anything more intimate? Absolutely impossible.

He had believed, no matter how deeply he liked Leila, that the most they could ever be was spiritual

companions. At most, they might hold hands. Hugging, kissing-he wouldn't be able to bear it,

But now that he'd actually met her...

He felt possessed. He wanted to touch her, to hold her, to be with her, to tangle himself in her forever- body and

soul, life after life.

Right now, all he wanted was to cup the back of her head and deepen the kiss, hard and reckless.

But he knew better.

She hadn't kissed him on purpose-she was drunk, barely aware of where she even was.

He couldn't take advantage of her/

James silently chanted calming mantras for a full thirty seconds. Still, the tremor running through him wouldn't

fade.

With his fingers shaking, he carefully lifted her into his arms, planning to let her rest inside the tent. Once she

sobered up, he wanted to take her for a walk, talk to her, show her more of the beautiful scenery.

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Only once he had her in his arms did he realize just how light she was.

She couldn’t have weighed inore than ninety pounds. Abo

the sas Lily.

But Leila was a grown man. How could he be this thin?

Is he not eating properly?

He thought back to the way she’d nibbled on the skewers earlier-small, delicate bites like a cat. After fewer than

ten, she'd already declared she was full.

What kind of man ate like that?

James’ brows pinched together in concern.

If she keeps skipping meals, her body will never stay strong. Too light. Too fragile. Like a girl.

When we're together, I'll make sure she eats right every day.

He gently set her down and was about to step away when, suddenly, she pushed forward with surprising

strength and forced him down onto the nearby soft lounge chair.

“Leila...”

As she inched closer, James’ breath began to hitch.

He knew she was in no state to know what she was doing. He should push her away.

But watching her draw closer, lips flushed and soft, remembering the sensation of their earlier accidental kiss...

the warmth, the sweetness, the electricity... his body betrayed him.

Even though he had easily carried her just moments ago, his arms now felt limp. He couldn't summon the

strength to create any space between them.

He closed his eyes, ears burning, as if praying for spiritual enlightenment-but no prayers could stop the

temptation.

He wasn’t smonk. He was being dragged from the clouds back into temptation by a beautiful little demon.

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After begging and pleading, her adoptive parents and three older brothers finally caved and let her have one

small glass.

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It had been her first tdrinking. Her alcohol tolerance was abysmal. One glass and she'd turned into a total

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That night, drunk and uninhibited, she'd climbed an old tree in the backyard, clutching the branches and singing

songs for half an hour.

Her adoptive parents and brothers had been beside themselves, trying to coax her down, but she refused. In the

end, the boys had to climb up and carry her down themselves.

After that, they never let her drink again.

Especially not outside the house.

They'd said they were afraid she'd get drunk, climb something dangerous again, and if they weren't there to

protect her, she might get hurt.

But later... they were the ones who hurt her.

They were the ones who wished she’d fall, break, and disappear without a trace.

And yet, even now, Ly trusted James from the bottom of her heart.