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He cleaned her gently between her thighs, the soft cloth rasping against tender flesh as he wiped her juices and his release frohs
He was careful, his dark face heavy with latent sensuality as his long, ht, damp strands
He was the most handsome man she knew Not so eous in a ruggedher, she stretched languidly, her gaze re on his face as he laid the cloth and towel aside before turning back to allow his eyes to rove over her body
"Where did you go today?" he asked again
Marty almost smiled She didn’t dare tell him where she had been, but she wouldn’t lie to hied before forcing herself frouess I have to venture downstairs again to find oing to a tall wardrobe and pulling a robe fro the thin silk robe in both hands, he moved to her and indicated that she should allow him to help her into it
As she pushed her ar sleeves, she turned and allowed hi later, or Abdul will bring theyou feel you can’t tell me As you’re on vacation, I can only assuht to knohat it is?" she said, grudgingly "It doesn’t work that way, Khalid Just because we’re sleeping together doesn’t erous, unless Khalid found out She knew Shayne was searching for information on Ayid and Aman, and it was infor to share with her
She had no intention of telling Khalid about what she was doing, si hi hiht to knohen you’re endangering yourself" No one had said he wasn’t aent "The very fact that you refuse to discuss your whereabouts with me tells me I would likely not approve"
"And your approval should affect what I’ance, not to ht to
"Since you decided seducing ood idea" He watched her, his expression stony now
"One has nothing to do with the other," she stated, keeping her voice cal with you; I’ with me comes with a certain co responsibility, Marty Don’t pretend you’re unaware of the rules of a relationship"
"We’re in a relationship?" She crossed her ared through her "We’ve barely been together a week, Khalid That doesn’t exactly make it a relationship in my book And that’s besides the fact that you wait until I’ht You don’t tellWhy should I tell you what I’et ahat she allowed hiet aith, she reminded herself As far as she was concerned, there was no relationship until he actedan itch and hiding secrets froritted teeth
It aot worked up over anything Even his lovers swore he was the most patient, lovable man they had eversex was hiswere his trade and cuddling as she slipped into sleep But still, she didn’t have the secrets he was hiding from her
"You had work to do" She nodded "Well today, I had some work to do as well Just because I’m on vacation doesn’t mean there aren’t still responsibilities to take care of And until you fulfill your half of the relationship role, we don’t have one"
Suspicion narrowed his eyes
"You’re pushing," he warned her, his voice deeper "Don’t pretend there isn’t more between us than whatever pleasure you find in my arms"
Her head tilted to the side in curiosity "What would that be? Perhaps you need to explain this to me, Khalid You are, after all, my first lover, and htened
"What responsibilities a in your bed?" She waved her hand to the ht, so why should I bother? Intimacy, perhaps? I haven’t had much experience with it; ht"
As a hint, that was like a baseball bat against the back of his head He didn’t even flinch, though Strike She wondered how aze flickered, his thoughts running through possibilities He was dying to question her, but she could see the hesitancy as well If he questioned her, and he rong, then the suspicions it aroused in her could work against him
"After the attack you only barely survived, I would think you would be ally
Da really well
"I’ very careful," she assured him "I was careful then, which is the reason I’h in the past three days to identify not only theme, but also the men my fathers have sicced on me I consider myself very well looked after at the moment"
The assassins had nearly had a ju attention, she would have taken the bullet froun to her face