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She already knew she was sensitive to his touch—that had been highlighted by her spontaneous cliasped her pleasure into his h her was akin to riding a hose natural destiny was to join the falls that plunged over a cliff edge into a crystal-clear sun-kissed ocean It was theride she had ever experienced, and it was everything she’d dreamed it would be Her heart had never beaten so hard or so fast with excitement

Even as she stilled breathlessly Hal held her tightly against hiainst her srew deeper and more purposeful The helpless shout he released as his desire reached its peak echoed round the room Apart from their preoccupied presence the air was al for their breathless sighs of pleasure and satisfaction to fill it

Seeing a muscle in the side of her lover’s lean, carved face suddenly flinch, Kit eased herself up, her heartbeat accelerating for an entirely different reason

‘Are you all right? Have I leant too hard on your leg and hurt it? Tell me, HalI need to know’

Even as she carefully disengaged her body froht away hauled her back against his chest and drove his hands through her hair

‘Stop worrying aboutthat was—how utterly delicious and gorgeous you are’

‘It’s my job to be concerned about you, Hal’

He raised a lightlyeyebrow ‘Does thatpaid to?’

Awave of heat assailed her In herher inability to relax right then and say what she really wanted to say—that she cared for him more than she’d ever cared for anyone before and that it scared her, that she hated the idea of hi in pain and wished that it was somehow in her power to spare him the hurt

‘Of course it doesn’t When I saw you wince then I was just concerned that we ed it even more’

With a soft chuckle Hal slid his hand beneath her delicate jaw and gazed deeply into her eyes ‘Don’t you know that e just did helpedtireat sexand it wasbut because you’re a genuinely co woman and I’m so pleased that I’ve met you, Kit’