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He settled her on the ground and stretched out beside her, wondering if the pain would iven up, so why the lack?

"Thank you, Tinker Bell," he said

"For what?"

"Forbeing you"

KANE WOKE UP gradually, hissoft and warued by nightmares, but had actually slept The scent of rose the haze, and spied the culprit His rin

This was the life he craved for hiered for--wrapped around hi on his ars propped on his hip

Tink’s features were stunningly relaxed, and there was a soft, pink color in her cheeks He wasn’t sure how she kept ending up in his arms, but he would have loved to know

He smoothed the hair from her face She leaned into the touch and sht

Lips he wanted to taste again

He leaned into her, preparing to do just that The moment he realized where this was headed, he froze Yesterday he’d stopped, knowing Tink would hate herself if she had sex with a ed to another woman

But he’d since realized the truth He couldn’tto have Tink

He ret it A sweet man would walk away now

He wasn’t a sweet man

He closed the rest of the distance At the moment of contact, a moan escaped him Her lipsso wonderfully soft The women froht had even disgusted his had always been different He wanted more from her than he’d ever wanted from another--and he would have it

Her lashes fluttered open Cobaltstare, and he waited for the confusion to evaporate--and realization to take its place

"More?" he said, a question and a deh his veins

She arched, rubbing her needy little body against hi the most delicious friction "Absolutely"

He dived down for another taste His tongue licked into her mouth and sheentle as he was capable of being She was hesitant, unsure this early in the ht, but the more time he took with her, the deeper she allowed him to take possession of her ainst hi thrust for heated thrust

The bed shook A growl sounded in his head

Kane slid his hand under her shirt and pal Such a delicious fit She mewled, a decadent noise that drove him wild "You like when I touch you this way?"

"Yes"

"I can do ers down her stohs "And I can do it here"

"Please"

One-word responses, as if she couldn’t focus on his voice, only his touch

"I want your clothes out of the way All of them"

"Yesss"

He ripped the collar of her shirt, and put his mouth where his hands had been While he sucked her, he worked at the zipper of his pants Then, finally then--

"Wait," she said, see "Wait Maybe we should think about this"

He wouldn’t curse "We can think later"

"ButI’m not suremaybe this is a mistake"

He heard footsteps and a ain Especially nohen he was desperate to find out why Tink thought they werea arden time," Willia She’s already sent a guard to hunt your Tinker Hell down"

He roared, "Go away"

A pause was followed by a laugh "Bad time?"