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Through heavy-lidded eyes, she saw vines growing over her Witch, nature, good Just as she relaxed, she felt hi over hers protectively He leaned up to scent the vines, hesitating But he didn't move her, and his close hold on her meant he was enveloped as well

About to drift off, she whispered, "It's okay, Bowen" And he allowed it

When she woke it was still dark, yet the vines were gone, as were the scrapes at her knees and her pal his body over hers, holding hiinning to fade, the pale blue of his eyes just starting to darken

Cradling her face with both his big hands, he gazed down at her with such questioning eentle kisses to her forehead, her eyelids, her nose If she'd seen the beast in a frenzy of lust earlier, now she was seeing it praising its aze flickered over her neck She'd caught hi both proud and relieved to have it on her "Your skin's healed But the otten kind of used to his beastly voice and raspy lad she'd hear the to be with hi?

"Claimed you forever"

Well, at least one of them believed so And who kneould happen between thes she'd never known it could The affection she'd begun to feel for hi within her

Who knehat could happen?

"Need you again, 'fore dawn"

When she nodded eagerly, he reached down between the it At that contact, he threw his head back and she arched up to hi When he flexed his hips, gradually sinking into her alh o' you"

Slowing the furious pace of the night, he lowered hi down until their skin just touched As he kissed her, he languidlyof his hips that fed his shaft into her just as his body pressed forward to plunge it so deep Never speeding up his rhythainst his lips, she cried, "Bowen "

"I know my female's tone," he rasped Even when she could feel hoollen he was and kneas on the verge, he gnashed his teeth, continuing the measured thrusts for her until she cliht, she arched her back, squeezing her legs around his waist

"Givin' me so much!" He yelled out as his body tensed, hs As she s into her, he groaned in her ear "Mariah!"

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Booke to find his arms empty of warm, curvy witch This displeased hiiness, he realized she'dspell on him Daht

She was gone