She felt his release as well as her own. She held him as his body trembled and shook with a power that was mind numbing. It seemed the pleasure would never end. It seemed they were destined to be joined together for the rest of time.But finally, inevitably, the tantalizing pressure and delight faded and they lay together in a silence so profound, neither of them knew how to end it.

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Stefan was gone when she woke up the next morning.

Not gone gone. He was just nowhere to be found in ...