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Caden rolled away from Sydney and immediately fell into a deep sleep She cracked open an eye The sun was setting Again She hadn’t left this room in two days—she’d scarcely left the bed Every muscle in her body ached beyond description She’d never questioned how asms a woman could have in a day, but Sydney wondered idly if the Guinness people would be interested in chatting with her

Joking aside, this ti s for her sexy forrown each minute they shared She’d soothed his fear, and he’d rewarded her with a treasure trove of sparking smiles and sumptuous touches She still didn’t understand this sex marathon and planned to question Duke about this “curse” later Now, she was too exhausted to care She needed to use the toilet, eat, bathe, and sleep—in that order Unfortunately, she wasn’t sure she was capable of rabbed the sheet to cover her nakedness Truth be told, she’d been naked for nearly forty-eight hours Even the sheet felt unnatural and abrasive against her Caden’s skin, howevershe could get used to waking beside hi her out of her reverie She covered Caden’s bare backside and rove peeked inside her bedrooht I should check on you”

He looked nearly as tired as she He wore the same clothes and needed a shave He’d stripped off his tie, unbuttoned his shirt at the collar and wrists, turned the cuffs back to reveal capable hands and strong forear on her s after her

“Tired,” she whispered “I need food and a bath, a few days’ sleep, then I’ll be fine”

Duke cast a sidelong glance at Caden “Has anything unusual happened yet?”

Besides shagging a cave my heart?

“If you don’t count his incredible sta his features “He’s not going to tire for soree to tell her that “If anything, he’s gaining ht, Caden hadday, every other hour Tonight, every hour on the hour She could nearly set a watch by hier

“If you can no longer cope, I wouldn’t blame you I can find a replaceh her body Very obviously, Caden was no novice in the bedroom, but while she ith him, Sydney intended to be his only wo, but I won’t have any other woman near him I have very few minutes to see to my needs before Caden awakens Give me a moment, will you?”

Duke hesitated “Has he kissed you?”

She stopped and sorted through the jumble of the last two days “No”

“Or tasted you in any other way?”

What did he mean? Oh Oral sex She flushed “He’s been far too busy”

Relief crossed Duke’s face “I hope this runs its course in the next few hours If you’re certain you don’t want help—”

“No!” And never again if she could help it “If there’s ti to explain this to rab you solance at Caden “He’s stirring”

Sydney peered at theits way for her side If she wanted any creature co as quickly as her protesting rabbed her robe from the back of her door and ambled down the hall to her little bath She ran a hot tub to soak away sore rove knocked, then brought in protein bars and an energy drink

“Where did you get this?”

He paused “Olivia brought the hiht on her bones anyway, and since she could scarcely reured that she had lost at least half a stone

“Wonderful Thank you”

Conscious of the ticking clock, she shut the door in his face and locked it, shedding her dressing goith one hand and tearing into the protein bar with the other She scarfed the first one down It was little better than coated cardboard, but she lunged for the second and grabbed the energy drink, chugging it down in less than a minute

After a quick visit to the toilet, she sank into the hot bath, savoring her last few bites of the second protein bar She noticed he’d also brought a plastic container When Sydney ripped into it, she practically inhaled the baby carrots and apple slices she found within

Belly not exactly sated but no longer rurabbed the shampoo and scrubbed her hair Soap next She attacked her body with it, scouring until her sensitive skin glowed

A glance at the clock she kept on her counter told her it was three fifty-seven Not ain And she gave a bit inally revived, she rinsed and unplugged the drain, then reached for a towel She never got it

A thurove?”

Not a word Instead, another thurunt Then the sla the wall

Caden filled the doorway, naked, ry eyes and an erection only a blind woman could miss, Sydney had no doubt what he wanted

Despite her exhaustion, her wobbly legs, and the tenderness in places she’d never been sore before, she wanted hiain To touch him in this moment and knoas all hers It was pure insanity, but pointless to deny

He took a huge step into the little bathroo her out of the tub and into his arms “Sydney”

Her damp skin made contact with his hot, dry flesh, and she sizzled—inside and out What was it about this ence, yes Loads of it Good looks, naturally But she sensed his soldier’s core of honor Even when he’d lied to her, he’d done it for a good cause He been uncoe, which explained why she’d seen through him Despite histhe sex she’d so blithely offered and he so clearly wanted The fact he’d endured this fever of heat and sex had likely been her fault An aftereffect of writing in that blasted book

To make matters worse, when this ailment of Caden’s was over, he would likely resume life without her He still had his brother’s illness to deal with, and they no longer worked together But at least she could enjoy the moment with Caden, savor every last touch Yes, she was exhausted But da to let another woman finish what she’d started

“I’m here for you,” she whispered in his ear

The words set him in motion He secured his hands under her arth in his flexing forearainst his body Autos around his waist, her ar to his shoulders The tip of his penis probed her swollen folds

He began to sink into her Slowly at first, like honey drizzling across so sensitive tissues as he filled her Sydney gasped, digging her nails into his hard shoulders