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I don't let her finish.

The threat of deliberately triggering pharmaceutical seizure for dramatic effect transcends acceptable risk parameters, overriding judicial caution in favor of protective action that prioritizes her safety over systematic detachment.

My mouth claims hers with desperate hunger that six years of separation and systematic suppression cannot diminish—akiss that carries longing and recognition and promise of protection beyond tactical necessity or designation obligation.

Her lips yield beneath mine with immediate responsiveness that speaks to recognition transcending physical attraction to encompass emotional connection preserved despite institutional interference and extended isolation.

She tastes like freedom and feels like coming home after wandering through the wilderness of systematic indifference and calculated cruelty.

The contact sends electricity through nerve endings that have known nothing but suspension and mechanical restraint for years of judicial service. Enhanced sensation that transcends simple physical pleasure to encompass validation of choicesmade and prices paid for pack loyalty that survived impossible circumstances.

Her mouth opens beneath pressure that speaks to invitation rather than submission, active participation that transforms simple contact into mutual claiming—omega and alpha reestablishing bonds that institutional methodology attempted to sever through systematic separation and psychological conditioning.

The kiss deepens with intensity that threatens to overwhelm rational thought in favor of biological imperative and emotional recognition that transcends tactical consideration or strategic necessity.

I pour six years of preserved longing into contact that makes judicial precision meaningless compared to genuine connection, suspended existence validated through touch that confirms the reality of reunion despite impossible circumstances.

Her response carries equal intensity—not submission or compliance, but mutual claiming that acknowledges choice rather than designation hierarchy, connection formed through recognition rather than institutional assignment.

Then she breaks contact with a gasp that sends her head tilting back, exposing an elegant throat that carries a pulse visible through pale skin—vulnerability offered despite tactical disadvantage and strategic risk.

The moan that escapes carries notes of desire and recognition that make every moment of suspended existence worthwhile.

But the sound also draws my attention to the presence I'd momentarily forgotten despite obvious proximity—Riot positioning himself with calculated precision to claim access to exposed skin along her neck and shoulder.

His mouth finds purchase with predatory efficiency that speaks to territorial marking rather than simple affection, lips and teeth working sensitive areas with practiced familiarity that suggests extensive experience with her responses and preferences.

The sight triggers a territorial response that judicial training cannot completely suppress—another alpha claiming intimate access to an Omega whose connection should remain exclusive despite pack dynamics and systematic cooperation.

Yet rational assessment recognizes strategic value in coordinated attention that provides comprehensive stimulation while maintaining tactical awareness of surrounding circumstances.

I huff with a mixture of appreciation and irritation at his possessive display—acknowledgment of effective strategy combined with alpha competitiveness that transcends rational evaluation of pack hierarchy and established relationships.

But her pleasure matters more than territorial concerns or systematic jealousy.

My mouth returns to hers with renewed intensity, one kiss flowing into another as suspended positioning allows prolonged contact without physical strain or gravitational limitation.

"You've been longed for," I whisper against lips still parted from exertion and sensation, the admission carrying weight beyond simple romantic gesture to encompass recognition of what her absence cost in terms of purpose and meaning.

Her eyes flutter open with an expression that suggests similar recognition—understanding that separation extracted a price beyond simple tactical disadvantage or strategic complication.

"Likewise," she responds with characteristic precision before continuing with observation that carries familiar criticism wrapped in affectionate concern, "though the hanging shit youdo all the time has to start being a hobby and not a constant display of strength."

The complaint emerges with perfect accuracy that speaks to preserved memory of my tendency toward dramatic positioning and calculated risk-taking during tactical operations.

Her assessment of suspended existence as "hanging shit" reduces judicial methodology to absurd hobby rather than systematic necessity or institutional requirement—perspective that cuts through professional justification to reveal truth of psychological conditioning that prioritizes performance over practical consideration.

But her expression softens as observation concludes, criticism giving way to genuine warmth that transforms features from tactical assessment to something approaching tender recognition.

A smile forms with gradual precision—not practiced expression employed for strategic advantage or professional necessity, but authentic emotion emerging despite circumstances that typically demand tactical focus over personal connection.

"Thank you for not dropping me," she whispers with sincerity that transcends simple gratitude to encompass recognition of protection offered despite personal cost and systematic risk.

The acknowledgment of trust offered and responsibility accepted sends warmth through the chest that has known only judicial coldness for years of suspended existence.

My smile responds with matching authenticity—expression that feels strange after years of systematic emotional suppression and professional detachment, yet emerges with natural ease that suggests preservation of connection despiteinstitutional conditioning designed to eliminate precisely such responses.

My hand rises to cup her cheek with movements that feel reverent despite casual positioning, fingers tracing delicate bone structure that memory preserved with photographic precision despite systematic attempts to erase emotional attachment through extended isolation.