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Alone in the world this wo she had survived relatively unscathed for so el, but there are very feho possess your tender heart," he said softly "You need soreen eyes slowly narrowed Styx wasn’t at all certain that was a good sign

"You think I can’t protect myself?’" Darcy demanded

He suddenly felt as if he had fallen into a hole he didn’t even recall digging

"I think you would sacrifice yourself before har another," he warily adun to defeat a va, she stepped closer and placed her hands flat against Styx’s chest He hissed sharply as she boldly began to explore his clenched muscles "There are all sorts of weapons that are far el" His voice choked off as she leaned forward to flick her tongue over his hardened nipple

"Yes?"

By the gods His arainst his aroused body

She had made her point He ell and truly defeated by this tiny slip of a wohtened "But I had better be the only va them upon"

She chuckled at his fierce tone "Since the other va they found stuck to the bottom of their shoes, I think I can safely make that promise"

Styx was shocked by the unexpected, dark emotion that clenched his heart Possession There was no other word for it

"Perhaps I should make clear that I mean all demons, humans, fairies, and creatures in this world, or any other"

She tilted her head to regard hiaze "That’s veryinclusive"

"Completely and totally inclusive"

Her lips twitched, as if she found so reaction But before he could protest, her head had once again lowered and her lips were ski this" Her fingers trailed tantalizingly down his sto she had the button opened and then pulled his zipper down Styx gave a strangled groan as her fingers softly curved around his hard cock "To any other man?" She stroked him from bottom to top

Styx buried his face in the sweet curve of her neck "By the gods, you are lethal," he rasped, silently adding that he would kill any man she touched in such an intimate way

There didn’t seeht

"I did warn you," she breathed

She had But her warning hadn’t included her lips brushing his nipples, his sternu between his abs, and then shockingly she was on her knees and her ers threaded through her soft curls as she ied down his pants and her hands cupped hinoring his strangled words, thank the gods Darcy pulled his fully extended at the feel of her tongue tracing over the head of his cock

Nothing had ever been ood he was certain he could die in thatas she squeezed and licked hi a swift end to his shocking pleasure, Styx struggled to keep the clier --compared to this

And he wanted it to last h," he groaned, lowering himself until he was on his knees before her

She ss and darkened eyes

"You don’t like?" she teased

"I like toodown the curve of her back until he could grasp the bottom of her sweatshirt With one smooth motion he ranked it over her head "Now, it’s your turn"