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But you couldn’t fully appreciate, or fully miss, what you had never had, she reminded herself silently Until Mercury, she’d had no idea the depth to which she could belong to another person She hadn’t kno easily she could lose in a man’s arms the core element of exactly who and what she was

And she had done that last night When he had whispered that she was the mate of his soul That she was his soul When he had wrapped her in his arms, sheltered her with his body and eased her to sleep with his vows

“You worry too much”

Ria looked up at her lover as his hand slid past the opening of her coat and smoothed beneath her skirt

She had been off balance since waking She couldn’t seeround and rub herself against it Take him Explode with him in ways she hadn’t exploded with him yet

He had taken her in the shower He had taken her after that first cup of coffee, and still she burned inside for him

“It’s going to be difficult to e to trap the traitor in Sanctuary” She spoke low, even though Mercury had raised the , and the driver, the Breed Lawe, had been present during the ht before

“Oh, he’ll be caught And he’ll be dealt with” The underlying growl in his voice was one of retribution

Ria shook her head “There’s more than one Just one person couldn’t pull this off”

“It doesn’ther breath to catch as his fingers touched the damp material of her panties

This tiroas sexy, sensual

“You’re still wet for me”

He lifted her into his ar in his eyes now

“You’re addictive, even without the ers of one hand into his hair and drew his lips to hers

She loved his kiss The feel of his lips ue twined with hers, and she swore there was just a hint, the slightest flavor from her dreams