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"Lean forward, if you can, and let runt, he co body towards her She was able to reach around his neck and drape the cloth along his shredded shoulders So set was she upon her task that she did not consider how close she’d brought herself to theher neck

Every hair upon her body stood on end, and she froze, aware of her own breath and of the way her breasts brushed against his chest She dared not turn to aze It did not matter Awareness lit between them Of his cheek and hers mere inches apart Of his scent, that delicious a to close if only to heighten her sense of sled sound, barely audible, and yet it struck the core of her

Get away Get away now! But she could not

Unwanted and uninvited heat coalesced between her legs and spread outward, up her torso and down her thighs Her eyes closed then, as she held herself very still for fear of leaning closer and pressing her now heavy breasts against hiusted her She could not be attracted to this man Not him Anyone but him

The sound of his indrawn breath and the feel of his lips brushing her neck had her eyes snapping open Her body tensed further

"Are you…" – she sed past a wave of heat – "s me?"

He was silent for a moment "Aye" Defiance shaped his tone, and then it went husky as he inhaled again "Aye, dove I cannot resist Your sweetness is a ray of sunshine in this hell"

Craning his neck forward, he drew in another deep breath, and a low, ruroan escaped him "Gods, but I could drown in the scent of you and not be sorry for it"

The realization that she’d nearly arched her neck to give hi Eliza reared back And Adah lowered lids, not at all repentant, but as if daring her to co the words came out steady and firhtly, a wicked glearitted her teeth "Yes, that"

HeBut as you continue to easeyou htest bit

The urge to slap hih, but Eliza sank into herself where it was cal could affect her She’d learned that fro chained to a man to teach a woman about self-preservation When she spoke, her voice was a shard of ice "You’re trying to drive me off, aren’t you?"

He see a bit "Yes" Mulishly, his gaze slid away before returning with renewed defiance "Though I did not lie Your scent is an addiction I want more of it"