The tension finally snapped on the third evening. Lila stood completely nude on the platform again, this time in a complex pose, arms stretched upward, back arched dramatically, one leg slightly lifted.
Elias had been silent for nearly an hour, brush moving furiously across the canvas. But his eyes kept burning hotter. His jaw was clenched. The bulge in his pants was impossible to ignore.
“f**k it,” he suddenly growled, throwing the brush down. Paint splattered across the floor. “I can’t hold back anymore.”
He crossed the studio in three long strides and pulled Lila into a crushing kiss. All the restrained hunger of the past days exploded. His hands roamed her body possessively, squeezing her breasts, gripping her ass, sliding between her thighs to find her dripping wet.
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