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Sabine flailed and coughed as the deh!" She'd thought she would drown again, was sure of it, until she'd felt his hands cla at the metal as if it were to bla it from her collar

"No!" she cried

But he tossed the piece over his shoulder toward the camp Once he'd removed her choker and spun it away like a Frisbee, he clutched her ankles Before she could react, he'd snatched her feet out from under her When her backa boot off

"Stop this, de hi for his recently injured chest, connecting a couple of solid hits

He didn't even see her boots away "You're my captive My responsibility I'll , Sabine had noticed that Ryd-

stro-but in no way disappearing Noas back full force His very voice was altered, his language and bearing decid­edly not kingly He'd held hiid and aloof before Now there was a fluidity in the way heup at him, she said, "And I suppose I don't have any say in this?"

He shook his head slowly, his attention already on her bustier He stood, hauling her to her feet With his brow furrowed in concentration, he began unlacing the intricate knots of her top, unraveling the swollen leather ties

He was getting aroused onceHis movements became unhurried, as if he rel­ished this task and didn't want it to end

Once he'd reaze was trans­fixed by her brsts, rising and falling with her hectic breaths He seeive his

"Enough!" She bucked against hi her body, but he looped an arm around her waist to still her

With a slap on her still burning ass, he gave her a look of warning so ht heed it "Stand here Do notthean unbraid-ing her plaits His countenance was fierce, but he han­dled her hair with infinite gentleness

When he'd finished, he pulled her into the water up to her knees There he laid his hands on her shoulders,

pressing her down to kneel, putting his jutting shaft right in front of her face

Just when she thought he was going to try to force her to take him with her mouth, he knelt before her

Once he'd rinsed the sand fro her body He traced her collarbone with those big de his aze dipped to her brsts she kneould follow He grazed rough pal her niles with the entle with her, his caresses so out of place with the anger she could feel still seeth-ing inside him His touches weretender Consola-tory But did he want to console her over what he'd done-or what he was about to do?

He scooped water over her chest, licking it fro drops fro peaks, then he drew back to stare at them His eyes were riveted on them, as if he was fasci­nated with this part of her

She cursed her body for responding once more But she was unfulfilled fro for hirew heavy, her earlier alar

He ran his lips over her ear, nuzzling it as he said, "I've waited a long tione without her" He gently ran his horns against her neck "Without you No longer"