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He looked like he would question her more about this, but then he let it drop "Why didn't you tellfairly blind here"

"I wasn't certain about it And hoould I know that I should? I've never been in a relationship, and it's not as if I see declarations of feeling everyday in Tornin" Her ar fairly blind here"

"There's stillyou more than I have anyone except for Lanthe Can't we take this in steps?" His

scent wascloser to hih for you to know that I didn't want to leave before, and that I won't want to in the future?" she asked, their lips now inches apart

He rasped, "Do you want ht noant that " The last covenant re toward their rooainst her neck

Inside, he dropped her on the bed, stripping the shirt froain, he eased the pace

"Need to slon" He leaned down to kiss her, grasping her nape in that possessive way "I want to savor this"

His lips slanted over hers, and he slipped his tongue in her ainst her own He thrust it wickedly, deepening the kiss into a thorough taking

He means to claim me, all ofback on the bed under the firm press of his hands Those obsidian eyes roa love to her for the first ti her deraze his callused palms over her hips, her belly, her brsts He unhurriedly explored every nuance of her flesh, rasping to her, "So

fair"

When he rolled her niles between his fingers, pinch­ing, then soothing them, illusions of flames smoldered all around them "Rydstrom," she breathed "I need you"

With a nod, he stripped off his jeans, then lay beside her "Have to make you ready for me" His muscles were tense, his eyes black, but his appearance was somehow different than before Not aswith intent

Her deuided her legs apart, she let them fall wide in blatant invitation He teased her flesh with seeking fingers, caressing her so sensuously Then he worked one inside her She er and returned with two

Bliss welling up, strengthening

He cupped her sex, pressing the heel of his palers so deep within her "Deave a thrust of his fingers to punctuate his words

Needuntil it peaked and finally shattered

Her fires soared as she caht Her flesh was hot and wet in his hold, her sheath