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His chest htened "Yes No scars"

"Yes" But that wasn’t why she’d called him beautiful "Your body s in bed I want to kiss and lick and taste"

His biceps bulged as he fisted his hands "Enough" Bending, he picked up his shirt "I can’t chance hurting you through an inadvertent activation of my abilities"

She reached out and tore it out of his hands "I like looking at you half-naked And if you can give me orders, you’re still in control"

Heat flared in Judd’s abdo him on purpose and she knew just what to say to do it "Brenna" A warning

Her ansas a kiss pressed to the center of his chest "Don’t go all et around your ability" She trailed her fingers over his bare skin, skin that was suddenly thereminder of his sex Of course the reaction was a breach of the Protocol, but he wanted more rather than less Her body brushed his as she rubbed her lips over his skin and he had to bite off the harsh coue, she tasted him "And what a sexyis a changeling desire" Except that he’d often wondered what it would be like to stroke her until she - Razors slicing across his brain White stars in front of his eyes

Her smile faded "Judd Your eyes - they flashed dark red for a second"

The color of blood, a visual reminder of ould happen to his brain if he continued on this road "It’s nothing Tellon tiptoe, she put the back of one hand against his forehead "It’s not her than nory he was extending to block the dissonance, as well as speed up the healing process on his wounds - fast-tracked by Tamsyn’s work, they had disappeared, but his body continued to repair minor tears on the inside "Can you bla her the truth "You’re standing in front of hed, a husky, sexy sound Dropping her hand back onto his chest, she snapped her teeth at hiht bite back?"

Wide eyes "Oh, I hope you do"

I over the lush curve of her breast, the soft seduction of her inner thigh The i time to think about what he wanted to do But even if he could survive it"You’re not ready" She’d pushed herself with Greg, hurt herself He wouldn’t do the same to her

A scowl and then she did the unexpected - she leaned up and nipped at the side of his jaith sharp little teeth "How do you know? Maybe it was just the wrong man"

His hand clenched in her hair and he had no awareness of raising it "I told you not to re into his chest "Then et it"

Jealousy and possessiveness s forces in histo hold her Gentle, his touch was gentle He made sure of it, but she was most definitely in his power Not that she see in, he closed his teeth very deliberately over her lower lip

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Her heartbeat accelerated under his touch as he released her lip "Should I stop?"

"No" A whisper "Kisshis hand down to rest below her shoulders, he bent to taste the skin of her neck Soft, silky, quintessentially female Her hand tunneled into his hair

Pain and pleasure combined

The dissonance was constant by this point Broken shards of glass knifed through his cerebral cortex in an unrelenting cycle But the pleasurethe pleasure was more He’d never felt such incredible sensations Then Brenna made a tiny, needy sound and the pleasure multiplied until he could hardly feel the pain

Part of hierous If he wasn’t aware of the pain, if he didn’t accept the warning and pull back, not only could his ability slip the leash, the dissonance e to his neural tissues But drowning in the rich taste of Brenna’s sensuality, he didn’t have the capacity to understand those perilous truths

Kissing his way up her neck, he traced the line of her jaw before returning to her lips They were parted, her eyes closed Accepting the invitation, he pressed his lips over hers Flash-fire heat Pure sexual need His hand was on her neck again and he felt the jagged beat of her heart spike