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The things he felt They were too unsettling to contemplate after the hellish day, at such a late hour Unable to help hiain, softly so she wouldn’t awaken Her parted lips Her throat
Her now-soft niles
She gru him smile, a sappy smile that he felt in his heart
The bruises on her arm wrecked him He’d rather break a limb than see her marked like that He kissed those, too, then carefully separated froantly sprawled, her tender sex exposed Using only his fingertips, he touched her
Sheup one leg
Yeah, he liked that view, as well
He wanted to touch her again Hell, he wanted to kiss his way down her spine to that perfect ass Later, he told hiether She didn’t need to be molested in her sleep He pulled back the covers, lifted her up where she belonged and covered her again
It took him only aher toward hio
THROUGH THE INFINITE darkness closing in around her, she saw glittering eyes everywhere, heard the snickers and whispers Desperate to find the light, she began searching, groping blindly She smelled kerosene And death
Another snicker, followed by a soft laugh Sorip Another hand on her shoulder Her neck She silently fought Butcloser--
Yvette jerked aith a start, gasping, her eyes seeking
"Hey" Cannon was over her, his hand on her cheek "You okay?" His fingertips touched her cheek, his brows drawn in worry
Oh, God Her face et With tears? Huest tiaze
He turned to his back but pulled her up onto his chest, his hands clasping her backside "You had a night his insistence last night that she trust him, she pushed past her reservations "Yes"
Maybe surprised, he held silent for a moment, then asked, "A bad one?"
"I’ve had it before" Often "It’sunsettling" She tried not to clutch at him, but the re with her
His handsher behind "Want to tell me about it?"
God, no She shook her head
He stroked her behind, startling her by teasing along her cleft
She autoain, resettling her "I like you right where you are"
She blinked at hiht flooded the room
Of course, Cannon didn’t have the saain palpating her rear, he said, "We never did have that talk last night"