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Her gaze met his in the ?" he deether At least for a little while Later, she would probably hide under her covers "Don’t worry I’ll walk behind you froers dug into her "Sweetheart, I don’t like the way this material chafes your skin It’s too pretty to be streaked with red"
Oh My
KANE TIGHTENED HIS grip on Tink, and the tre in his hands increased
He wanted this woman So bad
He wished he were the hed and flirted with her, relaxing her He would have charhted her She would have welcoed for thes in the worst way
"Please, let me do this for you," he said
She turned and faced hi up at him with those electric blues he should have found as unappealing as all the others, buthers were different
He liked that they changed colors with her ht now they were laced with ht blue, dark blue and so a sort of poetry, a kaleidoscope of loveliness no one would ever be able to re-create
"It’s a wonderful gesture, and I a but my unifor off me--no matter where I am or who I’m with"
And she would end up naked As beautiful and naturally sensual as she was, the awk, possibly reach out and touch her Possibly even try to do er the deeper it reached
He looked to Rhoda "Make her a new uniform, just in softer, better quality material And add pockets Lots of pockets" He wanted her armed and at the ready at all times Prepared--as he hadn’t been "Can you finish it within a couple hours? I want her to leave wearing it"
"Of course, of course, that’s what I’ this up to so distinguished a customer, buthoill you pay, my lord?"
"With this" He withdrew the wad of cash he’d stuffed in his boot before beginning this journey
Rhoda nodded "Very good I’ll take her back and--"
"No She stays within loved hands on his chest, and he responded instantly His heart sped into a now familiar beat, and the increased flow of blood caused his body to ready for her For all the things he wanted to do to her
It was painful Far more than before It was pleasurable Farto ade of it sharpened daily, hourly, and if he wasn’t careful, it would soon cut through hiood sense, his better intentions, and his concern for the complications
Disaster roared with fury Hate her! Leave her!
Kill you, Kane roared back
Rolls of fabric tu Kane’s feet with a surprisingly harsh thud
"I’ to clean up the mess "I’m not sure what happened"
Adamant, Josephina shook her head "I can’t disrobe in front of you"
"Why not?" But he already knew the answer They weren’t lovers They weren’t even friends, not really She would be vulnerable He couldn’t promise not to look Like the men he’d just disdained, he would look
He should be ashaossip and knew her ’s mistress He knew her mother had been taunted, and suspected she had even been shunned Any hint of iuish Perhaps even make her feel she deserved the cruel words the two Opulens had uttered outside
But she didn’t That kind of thinking had to stop--now
"I just can’t," she insisted
"You can You will Like I said, I don’t want you out oftone One he et her underneathwith e your mind A far more intimate way"
Her eyes widened "You can’t"
He leaned down until his lips hovered just over hers "Try lanced back at the shop owner
How could he have forgotten about Rhoda?
Straightening, he o, and that’s non-negotiable"
A nod, and the wo, "Please, follow ood, I promise you I can’t take the chance you’ll leave, and I won’t allow anyone to hurt you"
"That’s great, wonderful, but this is going to ruin my reputation," she muttered "Worse than it already has"
"I’m sorry for that" But it had to be done "I’ll think of so me as more than a blood slave?"
A direct hit Jealousy bloomed, hot and razor-sharp "That happens, and "