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"Ignatius," I whispered

"Yes," he answered, his lips lightly teasingnaazed fully into his face

"Perhaps, but do not speak it to your Master or any other vampire"

"Why not?"

His s "You have your secrets as do I"

"Ignatius," I said, testing it on ue and lips Yes, it suited him His dark hair, his wondrous eyes, his sensuallean ainst

"Glynis," he answereda kiss to his lips, I drew hiainst me My body shifted and he entered natius…

How I love you…

We finally rested in the early afternoon He covered us with the fine coverlets he had gathered to make his bed Huddled in the serene darkness beneath the heavy bedclothes, we kissed and whispered I fell asleep with his chest pressed tightly against my bare back and his face buried in my hair

I was in heaven

I woke slowly, dimly aware of his presence I knew instinctively that he ake, and I turned to gaze up at hihtly raised up on one arhim close to htly against him as our kisses deepened

Finally, he drew free with a sh "You are rather insatiable, are you not?"

I sainst him

"Glynis," he said softly, his tone quite serious

"Why are you gazing at me so," I queried as I drew near once ave ently with his hand "I fear that when you leave tonight I shall not see you again"

"Do not speak of such things Of course you shall seefor my own haven We shall see each other quite often I a with all natius kissed my mouth softly and whispered, "But you return to your Master"

I loweredmy bottoht and action He gives ain if I so desire"

"And you desire it?"’

"Of course," I said, giving him a fierce pout "I am not the sort of woman that will allow any man to take her into his bed on a whim" I pressed my hand to my breast and looked at him plaintively "Do you not see? You have takento his knees, he took me in his arms and covered my face with kisses "And you have takento hiain I swear it I am not certain of the date or time, but I will come here There are matters I must attend to and it shall be difficult for natius answered "Come to me in one week There is a small hotel down near the river It stands in the shadow of the Cathedral Meet ht near the fountain"

I hesitated, then nodded "I shall I will find a way to be there"

His hand gently caressed htly "I shall wait for you until dawn"

My hands gently stroking his hair, I gazed into his eyes "I a you leave, yet I know you must You have stolenlife have I felt the passions that you have stirred within ain" He spoke softly, but his tone was rich with feeling I knew deep within ainstand passionate kiss "I shall keep your heart as you keep ain"

He s ain seduced ave himself wholly to him and was not satisfied until he was deep within and ere one

In the afterglow of our love, I finally dreay from him and dared to stand in the shadows of thesun vanish from the sky He rose after ainst ht with emotion

I nodded as I dared to look into his eyes My eaze

We dressed in silence and did not dare to gaze upon each other It was far too difficult to refrain fro each other back down into the soft bed

I struggled for a bit with my dress, and then he caht around me

"Your Master," he said in a low voice "Does he treat you well?"

I hesitated as I pulledcloak around hed, ether we can break the curse that is upon you"

"I cannot"

"Why not?"

I looked up at hi "Because his power over me is not merely his blood, but much more He has the power to strike down that which is natius said, his expression confused

I threw up my hands and pulled away from him "I know you do not But it is the truth! He has found a way to keep me his faithful slave beyond his blood and I cannot defy hiht, I know my punishment will be cruel, but he will not killout to touch my cheek "Tell me What power does he have beyond his blood in your veins?"