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When he joined his body to hers, she’d never felt so coazed down on her, she thought his eyes had never looked ined hi at her in the same manner when they were old and withered, fifty, sixty years fro lifetime ahead of them

She skimmed her hands over his face She could see his youth now, tempered by the years, but still there She wished he had not journeyed through life as he had, but it was that journey that had brought theether To wish for a different path for either of them would be to wish they had not landed here, for how else would they have ever hter?

"I love you, Evie," he whispered "I doubt I’ll say it ht you should know"

"I do know And I love you With ainst her, not protesting when she wrapped her legs about hi when she wound her arhtly, as the pleasure spiraled beyond the bounds of flesh to encoazes remained locked, their breaths matched te strains that only they could hear The sensations built, rolled through her fro--until they could go no farther, and then they burst through her, carrying her to heights she’d never before ascended

She are of his final hard thrusts, his body jerking, his jaw clenching, and she saw the wonder of it all in his eyes As nificent for him as it had been for her

Gently, he lowered hi his face in the curve of her neck "Damn, but I have missed you"

"You sawyou"

"I love you holding me" He kissed her chin, her ear, her teoing to be very glad you , she arched a brow at hirin "Oh, I know so It would have been a colossal hter was abruptly cut off by his kiss Oh, the arrogant ue

Peht they were to have died Instead, they would make love to their wives

But for now, in the late wintry afternoon, they sat upon their horses, at the top of the rise, looking down on Pee point, they could see the remnants of the tower that had served as their prison soit down, his sledgehaainst one brick at a time

"Difficult to believe it’s been twenty years," Tristan said

"I should hire et it done," Sebastian said

"I think you should leave it as it is," Tristan replied

"What of you, Rafe?" Sebastian asked "What do you think I should do with it?"

"Rebuild it, esture, but feared he’d come off as a fool if he explained how Uncle had torn them down, reduced them to their bare souls, and that each of the--soht have been otherwise So he said instead, "You’ll be around for a good long while Your heir will need soht be right He see it Perhaps that’s what I’ll do Don’t suppose I need to decide today It’s not going anywhere"

"Unlike us," Tristan said "I suppose we need to return to the manor I’ve heard your wife has prepared quite the feast to celebrate the night she rescued us"

"She rescued me twice, once froh he were still being rescued, everywhen he awoke to find Eve in his bed It always amazed and hu at hi hiiving birth to a daughter He suspected she would She had a habit of achieving what she set herthe house she’d obtained from Wortham, she had established a sanctuary for woe She saw that they were taught skills, and found theainful respectable employment She had convinced hiames rather than mattresses It had created quite a stir the first time a woman had sat down to deal cards at one of his tables But over the years his ent paid little attention to how ement from a woman

His brothers were as quiet as he, and he wondered the paths their thoughts traveled He had yet to tell them that he loved him He couldn’t voice the words, but Eve assured his, had been out on Tristan’s yacht so er dealt with illness when on board He and his faht if his father knew that, he’d be pleased

"We’d best get back," Sebastian said "They’ll be waiting for us"