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CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Lana woke long before dawn, too anxious to sleep Caleb hadobsession that had nearly frightened her with its intensity He’d told her that if al he could have was her body, then he was going to take everything she had to give, and he did, leaving her reeling

She’d falen into an exhausted sleep and enjoyed another dreao back to living through those nightmares without him

He’d done so much for her and the foundation, and in return for his kindness, she would repay hiood-bye

Under her bed she’d stowed a suitcase ful of a few things she knew she’d need She wanted to bring the sketches she’d done of her fa with her that could connect her to them She forced herself to stick to the necessities, and she scoured those for anything that ht link her to her home

She’d even ripped the prescription label off her sleeping pils, just in case

After the fundraiser, while the chaos of cleanup was going on, Lana would slip away She’d written notes to her parents, her sister, Stacie, and Caleb, begging them not to look for her She’d been harsh in those letters, saying that she needed time alone without her family to interfere She’d thanked Caleb for his help but had worded his letter so that there would be no question about the fact that she’d ended things between them It was over Period

That one had hurt the most, had forced her to lie in the most heinous way of al She pretended she didn’t care about hiet some sleep, blow off some steam She’d used him That was al it had been

Lana blinked back hot tears She would not cry She couldn’t give Caleb even the slightest hint that she was planning on leaving He’d find a way to folow her, and she wasn’t sure she could leave hiht of his ar her in place

There had been a tiht would haverestrained had swaone Caleb had healed her soth of his presence

God, she was going toto soak up every last bit of hih to learn to live without hiain, but she knew she had no choice

Caleb made a sleepy sound of contents with expert ease A spear of longing stabbed right through Lana at the feel of his weight atop her, the tip of his erection nudging at her opening

She was ready for hi to feel him slide inside her just onehiroan mixed with a sound of surprise, as if he hadn’t quite intended this to happen His eyes were half-open, slus around his waist, alowing hi filed and stretched tuht

Bright little spots danced in her vision, and she wrapped her ar to steady herself

His powerful body th that made her feel weak and protected al at the same time "I’m on top," he whispered into her hair

"Yes," she hissed out as he thrust deep once again He hit that h inside her thatbetween her legs

"You okay with that?"

She could hear the concern in his voice but couldn’t respond The sweet friction of his body inside hers, the grinding pressure against her clitoris, was too ave herself up to the explosion of pleasure, let it beco could scare her or hurt her or take her away from Caleb

It was perfect She had one perfect rateful for the precious gift he’d given her

As she came down, she heard Caleb’s deep chuckle, felt it inside her "Guess you are okay with it," he said, grinning at her

He kissed her forehead, her eyes, her cheeks--little gentle, soft kisses over her sensitized skin that made her feel cherished

"Thank you," he told her, his face once again solemn

He was stil thick and hard inside her but reh for this"

She did trust hiht possible

He er able to concentrate on anything but the feel of his body riding hers, and she no longer cared that she couldn’t

Caleb set the pace, a steady, deep rhythain She had no idea how he did it Sex had never been like this with Oran It was like Caleb had an owner’s her with every stroke

Lana clung to hirowled his approval at her rough treatment and eased a hand down between them, so he could toy with her nipples It took nooff the bed into his thrusts