“Alexander tilted his head and kissed her deeply on the lips. He let go of her hands, and she wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing herself against him. They kissed as if in a fever… they kissed as if the breath were leaving their bodies.”

—  Paullina Simons, book The Bronze Horseman

Source: The Bronze Horseman

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