The closed room was filled with the scent of her. When he switched on the light, it struck his senses with overwhelming intensity.
He knew he had never been a noble man; it was simply that his adoration was so profound that he looked up to her and practiced restraint, feeling as though rushing into self-gratification would be a form of desecration.
He undid his trousers as decorously as he could and knelt on the bed with a trace of devotion.
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