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Nothing works, Haley Nothing is going to work until I share it With you"

Her eyes ide, shock resounding through her His expression was tortured, al this?" She stared back at him furiously "I like you, Noble Have I ever been cruel to you? Why would you do this to me?"

She was hurt She stared back at hi why he would want to play with her in such a way Okay, she gave the tabloids credit, there li was unreal

Noble stared back at her, his jaw clenching furiously, therhythrowled "I can smell it More than you’ve ever wanted another ers through her hair and fought back her embarrassment

"I know you can s the flush that worked up her neck and face "I don’t expect anything from you, but you don’t have to lie to me"

His expression tightened, the flesh see him a darker, more animal-like appearance

"Come here" He reached out for her

Haley stared at his hand suspiciously It was broad, darkly tanned, strong His fingers were powerful and graceful, and she couldn’t stop the clenching of her sto her

"Give me your hand, Haley" His voice hardened

She lifted her hand to hiht it to his mouth "Let me show you"

His lips parted, the heat of his er and see around it, and there, beneath it, she felt the sainst her finger, hot and rasping against her

His thick, black lashes lowered, sensuality and hunger suffused his face And all he was doing was suckling at her finger, licking it

Her finger heated, and she swore she felt a tingle of so more than simple pleasure move into her flesh When he pulled her hand back, she stared at the dampened flesh, then back to hi

"It doesn’t take a kiss tothat sier, and in his expression she could see a need for entle taste of your flesh, and it will burn inside you, it arm your desire more than ever before And the sweet, sensual smell of your cream will make me crazier" His hands clenched into fists at his side "I want you I’ve wanted you since the o Want you until the need for you overwhel else That’s why your security tea to make certain you’re safe Because here, in this house, the world outside isn’t going to exist for either of us soon Soon, nothing is going to exist except the hunger"

She stared at her finger and back to hiaze sliced to the action

"I want to lick your lips, too" His voice sounded torn from his throat "I want to lick your lips, your breasts, and the set heat between your thighs I want to take you until you can’t denyto happen, Haley Very very soon The only question is, can you accept it?" Could she accept it?

She stared back at him "I’m not in love with you"

She wanted him She had wanted him for a year

She was fascinated with him, fantasized about him constantly, but that wasn’t love

"Then we’re in for a rocky ride, Haley" He sighed regretfully "But it’s very possible that I a or anyone that belonged to ive you a warning, or a choice But I’ to do that In the next few hours, I want you to re, and for me, that’s a hell of a concession"

He turned and walked away froh as heroom

There was so th and determination, confidence definitely

Haley collapsed into one of the kitchen chairs beside her and stared at her finger

Was it a virus? Whatever thatwas?

Just a hormone surely couldn’t do what he said it could She turned her gaze to the vial of pills on the table There weren’t a lot of them One a day he had said To helpthrough herher It wasn’t the hor And it couldn’t be causing her thighs to tingle It was ato allow herself to be played so easily

She rose fro room He wasn’t there His bedroom door was open, and she et the answers she needed She stepped into the bedroom, where she came to a halt just inside the doorway

For some reason, he had pulled his shirt off God, why had he pulled his shirt off? Because before he could turn to face her, she had glimpsed his back