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She couldn't let hi to re up in Griffin's bed

Revenge affair, revenge affair, revenge affair

That's all it was A one-night stand to soothe her pride

Just like that, however, shock waves racked her, and she felt herself splinter and come apart

Griffin raised hiain

When he smoothed a stray hair away from her face, her eyes met his

Her lips parted "Carter never wanted to—"

"Carter is an idiot Haven't we established that already?"

Despite his dark tone, his expression held masculine satisfaction—as if he was pleased he'd already outplayed Carter

She slid her hand along his e to touch and caress him

He tensed and caught her hand "Ah, kitten Not a good idea right now"

She looked at hi dawned

"I've got to be inside you," he said roughly "I'e"

"Yes," she breathed

He positioned her, and then slid inside her, inch by inch, filling up all the empty space within her

When he entered her completely, he expelled an explosive breath

She'd underestiht dimly, what it would be like to be possessed by Griffin

He began toto evoke a response fro sense of where her pleasure points were

Another orgas into his back, but Griffin just kept taking her higher…until they hung there in the balance, a stretched moment of tension that let them savor the intimacy

And then with a harsh groan, Griffin arched back, the tendons standing in relief against his neck, and drove into her, spilling hi her own final, blissful topple over the edge

Eight

G riffin awoke the nextwith a s from the mists of an erotic dream

As the last reht came back to him

He'd bedded Evangeline Tremont

He'd never felt so connected during sex

The bed shifted beside hi himself on an elbow

Eva's eyes re up

Her ainst the milky softness of her skin Her lips were parted and looked puffy, soft and inviting

His ht before He remembered how passionately she'd kissed him back and how expertly she'd used her s of arousal

Eva ainst his

After a moment, her eyes fluttered open

"Good ," he said

"Er—Hi"

"I was just watching you wake up"

Her eyes widened "Were you?"