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Or had she siedy had forever altered her?

Not wanting a blow-by-blow report on past lovers, hewith her He’d discover what she liked and didn’t like, slowly, patiently, methodically, and in the process he’d win her over

With that decided, he kissed her forehead, the bridge of her nose, down to her mouth "Here’s e’ll do"

CHAPTER TEN

YVETTE LISTENED TO Cannon’s plans--plans that included staying with her, dating her, enjoying her; kissing and touching andeach other crazy

But no sex

She ain he’d surprised her

"I don’t understand," she said "I thought you wanted"

"Daht But I’m not a selfish person"

"I already know that"

"Then you should know that I don’t want to do things I’ll enjoy a hell of a lot et his enjoyment elsewhere? With a woyou, too, but not tonight We’re both tired We’ll ease into the touching"

"You’re touching me now," she felt compelled to point out

HisOn your brsts and niles, your ass and between your legs"

Her jaw loosened Such blatant speakingwell, it spiked her terin turned wolfish, and he brought his face close to hers so that she felt his warm breath when he whispered, "I promise you’ll love it when I touch you"

She believed him But "Won’t that just frustrate us both?"

"Yeah" His ue touched, teased, withdrew "It’s going to be like freshain"

She’d spent her fresh for hioing to be enough?"

Another kiss, a little deeper, definitely hotter He eased up, but only to her throat, where hewith you" Then he opened his ht

"For" Yvette sed When Cannon did that--oh, and that--to her, it ers into his dark hair "For how long?"

"I’ll let you know if I start to crack" His da trail from her throat to her collarbone, to the sensitive hollow of her shoulder "Do you always taste this good?"

She let her head drop back "I don’t know"