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Suddenly he s of his teeth and the flash of his eyes, but he was sh the field onto her chest

I fell onCan you believe it? She folded her sword back to the corner of the rooently released him He dropped off to the side of her and rolled onto his back

"This is so awesome," he cried He folded his sword away as well and crossed his wrists over his forehead

She sat up Her T-shirt and pants were completely soaked and every muscle in her body hurt She twisted at the waist to look down at hi, "Why did you say that?" She rubbed her wrist

"In all the decades I’ve trained warriors I’ve never had one capable of creating a field" He glanced at her "You can use that If you have to battle death va field"

The act of love,

Ss all pain

--Collected Proverbs, Beatrice of Fourth

Chapter 16

Still on his back, Kerrick said, "Now lie down and give me your wrist"

Alison stretched out beside him and held her left arm out Where her damp skin touched the carpet, she itched

Still on his back, hehis thuh her wrist She sighed as the pain subsided

When he was done she rolled to face hi her head on her arht had fallen With just a thought, she turned on the bedside lamps

Kerrick shifted onto his side toward her as well but leaned up on his elbow His long black hair hung in daht a dry cloth into his hand then wiped her cheeks and her forehead

How norht and he folded objects into his hand fro here?"

"You’re staying alive Sa on Mortal Earth It’s just a little harder now, at least for a tireat, you know" He lowered his chin as he aze A smile eased over his lips "I launchedin "

Alison looked into intense green eyes Heat cli No one had ever said anything like that to her before Her parents had always been kind and supportive But they had never said she was a worried about her all the time?

Solitude, even loneliness, had made up her life until this moment She didn’t want to overlay this ti, but she fit in this world, in his world For the first tie abilities ht her to battle with a sword by streah to receive the infor, huh?" she responded She extended her hand toward hiers touched his cheek

He drew in a quick breath "With a capital A" As his cardamom scent once more rolled in a powerful wave over her, he frowned and shook his head "We should get back to work" His deep voice sounded rough, even hoarse

He started to get up Alison quickly slid an arm around his neck "Stay just a second" She leaned up on her elbo, and her arled where it lay over the thick muscles of his shoulder "I just want you to know that I’care of me Thank you" She rose up a little more and planted a kiss on his lips then drew back, but only an inch or so She kept breathing in his wonderful scent

His gaze dropped to her lips "We should keep working," he muttered, ain and drifted her lips over his cheek She licked his salty sweat He growled softly More cardamom broke over her senses She closed her eyes and ue ri his lips Her hand drifted over his powerful pecs Her fingertips tingled this tih his soft, damp T-shirt His chest rose and fell rapidly As she worked his lips, she sent, You took care of rowl left his throat Even so, he drew back and looked down at her "This isn’t a good idea for so many reasons"

"Then stop with the spice"

He closed his eyes and drew in a ragged breath "Lavender," he murmured