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"Alexandra" He smiled a little as he bent his head "You are the only lady doctor I know"

Alex didn’t expect the kiss, but she didn’t kick hie The first part felt nice He put hisher without words to let hi to be only a friendly, introductory, hello-again sort of kiss So a little better, nothing more He’d probably kissed her aany bells Several alar, and she went stiff

He noticed and backed off, although not very far "I should have taken you when you were bespelled I could feel your trust, your affection" He ran a big hand over her hair, stroking her curls with rough delight "You are like no wo if she could juh the tent ithout his help, and if the dragonflies would colad you do not I played the honorable fool" The grooves running from his nose to bracket his mouth deepened "If I had taken you when I had you in my hands, our bond would have been made co to sound like a stalker, not a lover She’d have to take her chances with the tent

"Sorry that didn’t work out" She braced her hands between theht the back of her hair in his fist "I accept that he took you from me But this is our ti else, I will have this"

Turquoise eyes He must have taken her away She didn’t knohy or when, but she was supposed to be with hio" Tears of frustration burned her eyes as she tried desperately to reet back to hi her and rubbing itself up against the blond giant "I’h the walls of the tent, the purple-blue dragonfly light dio to him" He wrapped one arm around her and lifted her off her feet "He cannot have every moment of your existence You summoned me You want me" He put her on his eye level "You chose me"

He took a couple of steps and dropped doith her into a pile of robes and blankets and pillows, stretching his body over hers He pressed her thighs apart with his hands, propping himself in the space he ed up and then swore as the weight and heat of his body made her body clench and ready itself for hiht" He shifted against her, lining up their hips and covering one of her breasts with his hand His fingers closed and opened over her, kneading the tight ainst the pucker of her nipple "All the while I cared for you like a brother, but I wanted more So did you With every breath I took I could taste your desire"

"I have a brother," Alex said, feeling a second surge of panic "You’re not hi her anymore as he played with her breasts "I’ve drea si with hers and the thick, wide coluainst her crotch She lost The ue in her s, and held her there As he kissed and sucked at her tongue, he fitted the length of his cock against the long notch of her labia, working it over her with s between the out of hand

She tried to scream a no, but the word came in instead of out, a rush of excited breath, then an exhaled ainst hers "I know You need me inside you I can smell how hot and wet you are Let uttural dee She could hear the soft, yearning sounds co ache his erection had created between her legs shrieked to be filled and stroked and sated If he didn’t fuck her, right this second, Alex felt sure she’d go insane

If she hadn’t already

Hunger, screa psychotic break aside, on so this was She loved anotherelse had taken hold of her funhouse and was operating the equipment She tried to take control, but her body went into fullthe stroke of his hips, the pressure of his sex She did want him, and she could handle that, but the fact that she didn’t love him, didn’t know him--

… I cared for you like a brother…

Naked, facedown on an uncoentle hand s over her back Blood and herbs, war and the fear slowly drained out of her, leaving behind a lirave; vu

"Water boiledbark and valerian," Alex muttered under his mouth "Left to cool"

He moved to nuzzle her neck, and then went still Alex looked down and saw four deep, ugly slashes rip across his chest "No" He covered the wounds with his hand "Do not do this, Alexandra Not again"

Alex studied his face The light changed frorim shadows around his eyes, nose, and mouth "Your talent You wouldn’t tell me what it was"

He didn’t answer, but rolled away frorateful rather than relieved Whoever he was, she liked hiuy

"I can read theherself on her elbow "What can you do?"