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Grigori felt her resistance His reaction ca out

Marisa&039;s lips twisted as she felt his power gather in the rooainst me now? Force o to her?"

Her words stopped hio," he said stiffly "Good-bye, cara I have always loved you" He turned away

And her rebel heart ori"

He stopped, still not looking at her "Yes?"

She laid a hand on his shoulder "I&039;m sorry Look at me"

He turned slowly Marisa tilted her head back so she could look into Grigori&039;s eyes "I love you so , no one, can ever change that"

She took his hands in hers "Can we do we have tiroaned low in his throat "Oh, my sweet, sweet love," he mur openly as he lifted her into his arht, he kindled a fire in the hearth As the flaently on her feet and lifted her T-shirt over her head Then he slid her jeans slowly down her legs He removed her bra and panties with slow deliberation, his eyes burning brighter and hotter than the flames in the fireplace

She felt their minds join in the sweet falided over her body, awaking her, arousing her She purred with ferief and sadness

"Cara, mi amante mi vita "

She loved the sound of his voice, the way it moved over her like rich black velvet, warm and soft and sensual She looked at him, and love swelled her heart until it ached How could she endure a year without hiertips over his belly, his back, reveling in the hard- the sweatshirt, she tossed it on a chair, then began to unzip his jeans

"Careful there," he hed softly as she eased his jeans down over his hips He wasn&039;t wearing anything underneath

"My, my," she murmured

"I dressed in a hurry"

"Your boots," she said with a grin

He sat down on the edge of the bed and pulled off his boots and socks With a sultry grin, Marisa pulled off his jeans, then straddled his hips "I&039; to miss you soher with him "I know"

"Will you call me while you&039;re away?"

He shook his head, his handsher breasts "I have promised her I will not, but I will know if you need ainst her skin "Marisa?"

She brushed her hair away fro to the need in his eyes Once, the thought of anyone drinking her blood had been repulsive, but no ely erotic to know that her blood sustained hih, she wrapped her ar him to take as much as he needed There was no need for words between the His tongue laved her neck, sealing the wounds

As he rolled over, tucking her body gently beneath his, she put everything froic, the love, that was Grigori There would be tiori, filling her, co her, until dawn stole the darkness from the sky, and they fell asleep in each other&039;s arms

It was dusk when she woke She squeezed her eyes shut, not wanting to wake up She didn&039;t want to face the coo, she had complained that time went by too fast, but she knew that would not be true now The days would drag, and the nights would be unbearable

She snuggled closer to Grigori, frowned as she felt the tension flowing through hiori, what&039;s the ?"

She opened her eyes, drew the sheet up to her chin, when she saw Khira standing in the doorway Dressed in ice blue silk thatsilver-blond hair falling over her shoulders like a mantle, the vampire looked as cool and beautiful as always There was a faintly amused look in her eyes

"It&039;s tiori said brusquely

She glanced at Marisa, then fastened her gaze on Grigori "Don&039;t ori looked at Marisa "My ride is here"

She nodded, unable to speak, knowing that if she tried, she would burst into tears

His gaze caressed her face as he brushed her cheek with the back of his hand "I can wipe my memory from your mind if it will make it easier"

"No!"

"I know this will not be easy for you, but try and make the best of it Spend tilected her since we got ht"

She nodded and forced a smile He didn&039;t want to leave her She wouldn&039;ta scene

He kissed her, then slid out of bed and began to dress

Such a beautiful ht as she watched hirace no mortal could ever hope to achieve And he was handsome, so very handsoori with Khira was like a knife piercing her heart She had often wondered how anyone could coe flooded her heart, and she wished suddenly that Khira were just a woht on equal terhts had betrayed her,

"I can&039;t help it"

He pulled on his boots, then sat on the edge of the bed and drew her into his arms "I love you Only you Remember that"

"I know"

"I shall ht, dream of you every day" His hands slid over her shoulders and down her ar hers, and she felt his love wash over her like a war into the very deepest part of her, touching every nerve, every cell, every particle of her being It filled her heart with peace, eased the ache in her soul, overflowed in a cascade of silent tears

His arhtened around her "Ah, cara, please don&039;t cry I cannot abide your tears"

She buried her face in the hollow of his shoulder "I&039;

He rained kisses on her hair, her cheeks, her neck, the tip of her nose, the hollow of her throat "I have to go," heme" He cupped Marisa&039;s face in his hands "I love you Never forget that"

"I won&039;t"

He kissed her again, slow and long and deep, and then he was gone