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Adrian stood, too "The decision belongs to both of us There’s so precious and powerful I want it I want you"

His wingswide The pearlescent expanse shi She hadn’t cried since her ht her close to tears more than once since she’d met him The way he made her feel important and valuable, the ease hich he accepted her just the way she wasFor his tenderness alone, she couldn’t allow him to take the fall for her He made her feel human; he made her feel--period She was so vibrantly alive when she ith him, as if she’d been half asleep her whole life and was finally stirring But the humanity he’d returned to her was forbidden to hiet that He couldn’t afford for her to forget

"I like sex asto pace Adrian was a seraph, just like the Watchers Saels, same offense--same punishment? She had no reason to believe Adrian wouldn’t suffer the saive her one "It can be a lot of fun and a great stress reliever In a twisted way, I’et you so hot and bothered But it’s not worth sucking blood over It’s not worth losing those gorgeous wings Trust "

Hethe space between the, forcing her to confront him directly She stumbled to a halt just before she ran into hi the silverware on the table

His arloith pure blue flames He bared his teeth in a predatory smile "Prove it"

CHAPTER 12

Lindsay shook her head eht her by the shoulders when she made a move to step back The ility of her mortal body

And she’d risked her life for his

He wanted her so much he ached with it His own vulnerability where she was concerned both enraged and humbled him

"Don’t look at me like that," she muttered

"I need you, tzel," he said softly

"No, what you need is for h to say no and try to talk soaze lifted beyond his shoulder Pulling free of his grip, she circled hih tih a lot in a short a reckless Shit, you took on a nest with suicidal odds"

She was exquisite Her hair was still da the thick curls the hue of pure honey When she’d come for his iPad, he’d been riveted by her predatory stride--the sensual sway of her hips, the soft rustling of silk as she drew closer A golden lioness on the hunt More than ato take him onuntil she discovered the risks he faced

Lindsay Gibson was holding back for his benefit, because she orried about hihted expectation for a touch he wasn’t sure was coers brushed tentatively over feathers on his right upper wing, his eyes closed as the barely-there caress h him

"These are beautiful," she whispered in a voice filled with awe "Oh! I thought they were one pair But there’sthree? Oh s"

He could only nod, his throat too tight to speak

Her touch grew bolder She stroked along the upper curve and the wing stretched slightly in bliss She gasped and stumbled back "I’m sorry"

"Don’t stop"

There was a pause "They’re sensitive? But you deflected bullets with thes"

She stepped forward again, splaying her fingers and running the you in action was a"

He knew fro one, a lingering effect, perhaps, from her time as Shadoe Or maybe that’s just who she was Lindsay was a warrior in her own right

Eager to soak up the heat of her focused attention and adeel I’ve seen has had a unique set of wings," she"Jason’s are dark Da the others, but no one has wings like yours The touch of red at the tipsGorgeous Does it signify anything? Or are wing patterns randoerprints?"

"The stain appeared when I severed the wings froel"

"The first ever?"

"Yes"

Lindsay touched the nape of his neck, then slid her fingertips between his wings down the length of his spine His back arched with a serrated groan, his body tre

"Is this--?" She cleared her throat "Is this erotic to you?"

Reaching behind his and around to his front She was forced to step closer, her breath near enough to sink through the down to his skin beneath He wrapped her fingers around the rigid length of his cock

She nized as a cry of vulnerability Ruthless, he pressed his advantage, stripping the pants froainst his bare flesh

There was a moment of breathless stillness He waited for her to jerk away or take over

Her voice, when it caun, too, didn’t you? You took it from the vampire and sent it to me You did it with the straw in the airport You canto"

"Yes"

Her hand closed around hi The clean scent of her body and the rich undertone of her arousal per--certain to be addicting

"You’re burning hot," she whispered

"You one cold the moment he’d learned of Phineas’s death It had turned to ice when Lindsay had collapsed to the ground with blood splattered all over her It wasn’t until now, under the heat of her touch, that he finally felthuain

She fisted hi God, you’re so thick and long I want this I want you So badly From the moment I first saw you"

"Take me" His voice was a rasp