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Breathless and unfulfilled, Marisa stared up at Grigori as he rose up on his knees on the bed Why had he stopped?

"Hey" She tugged on a lock of his hair "Hey, why do I have the feeling all of a sudden that I&039;m alone?"

"What?" He looked down at her, his dark eyes shuttered, his jaw set His long black hair framed his face

A shiver ran down her spine as she looked into his eyes She had known for er was upon him, had seen him helpless and in pain She had seen hiht up in the exciteht of what he was froe, and she had coht, to see the beauty in it They often alking when the city was asleep With any other man, she would have been afraid to prowl the dark streets alone But with Grigori, she had never been afraid Until now

"What is it?" she asked tre?"

He looked at her a er, his vampire self evident in every taut line of his body, and then he blew out a deep, shuddering breath "You ht say I just felt a disturbance in the Force"

"What?"

"Nothing" His expression softened as he lowered his head and kissed her

"Grigori, tell ain, his otten as his clever hands worked theirflesh

Later, after Marisa fell asleep, Grigori slipped out of bed He gazed down at her a moment, the love he felt for her almost a physical ache In all his years, in all his life, he had never loved another the way he loved her She looked so beautiful lying there, her hair spread like brown silk upon the pillow A faint sht, like a woman who had been well and truly pleasured, and he knew a brief moment of satisfaction before he turned away from the bed

Naked, he went out into the yard and let the darkness envelop hihed over his skin He heard the distant roar of traffic on the freeway, the sound of a young couple arguing aboutthe trash cans behind aunder one of the shrubs

Earlier, he had heard Madao out, and knew Khira had struck again Khira Powerful Ruthless Without re to do about Khira?

He didn&039;t think he had anything to fear from her For all her bluff and bluster, she had always been fond of him But what of Marisa? If Khira truly wanted to hurt hih, powerful enough, to keep her safe?

He had been an unutterable fool to invite Khira into their home Should she take it into her deviousfar from home to make a one before he could sense her presence and return She had been invited in, and now nothing would keep her out He would have to be on his guard every lanced up at their bedroomHe could hear the soft, even sound of Marisa&039;s breathing, the soft rustle of sheets as she turned over Marisa She had rescued hiiven hiht took hiht

Sliding under the sheet, he drew her into his arently She was drea love to her on the floor in front of a blazing fire

Whispering her name, he turned her dream into reality