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Chapter 14

DAWN came late to the base of the river canyon Gryph awakened in deep shadow But he was stretched out on his back and when he looked straight up he could see the faint light in the strip of sky visible overhead It was ti There was a lot of territory to cover

But Sariana shifted slightly against hi closer, and Gryph had several second thoughts about the virtues of rising early He turned on his side and slid a hand under the rheenfeather quilt It was cozy and warht quilt and the curve of Sariana's thigh was an invitation he couldn't resist He was hard with his early ht, clinging war a fire

Sariana stirred at his touch and Gryph smiled in satisfaction She knew and responded to hihs and stroked the silky interior of her leg She shifted delightfully but didn't waken

Enjoying the gaathered her closer Her back was still turned toward him and she fit the natural curve of his body perfectly When he explored further with his questing fingers he discovered she arhtly darew er He was ready and so was she, whether she knew it or not This wasinterlude He positioned her hips and guided his from behind When he entered her soft, feminine channel Sariana came aith a rush

"I think," she coe of ht" Glyph locked his hands around her hips, guiding her into

the rhyth in the hs and used his fingers to excite her further

Sariana

Lazy sensations of pleasure and gathering tension drifted in and out of Gryph's er tried to hold back his own emotions As far as he was concerned Sariana had surrendered her right to gentleht Any wo, exciting creature of passion deserved to be hit with the full force of the response she invoked

The ht co and Gryph's body drove into Sariana's one last, glorious time His half stifled shout echoed from the canyon walls as he poured himself into her Sariana's cry was much softer andas his own He could feel it subtly rippling through hi, sweethis natural energy rush back into hirinned privately and sat up Then he ruthlessly yanked the travel quilt off Sariana and slapped her bare thigh He was enjoying the sensation of possessiveness, he realized

"Up you go, worabbed for the quilt and snuggled back under it "What happens if I tell you to fix your own breakfast?"

"I pick you up and drop you into the river for a refreshing earlyto bathe again this , anyway" "Ah, but there are subtle differences between a delicate sponge bath at the shoreline using water