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WIFE

The word echoed through Kane’sWilliaold band that should have been cool to the touch but wasn’t; the metal burned him and he wasn’t sure why

Wife

He had a wife A woman forever bound to his side She was his, and he was hers Not just instinctively, but legally The knowledge did so powerful Before, he’d only scratched the surface of possessive Now, the sensation do a combustible fire He burned He ached He yearned

Finally, he would have

His hand shook as he reached out and sth of her eyelashes fluttered open, and he found hi the room, he’d climbed into bed and tucked her into the curve of his body She hadn’t protested He’d left the laht cascaded over her She was curled on her side, facing him Locks of dark hair spilled over the pillow and sheets

He should have given her to Lucien, as planned The warrior would have taken her to the Realone about the business of finding a way to kill the de He’d wanted--needed--Tink within his sights, his to protect froh she hadn’t wanted toshe could do about it

"I’rily He didn’t pull his hand away

"Maybe," she whispered

"What do youthe shape of her lips, as if re for it "Well, I don’t exactly rereed to be h It’s done There’s no changing it"

"We could, I don’t knowget an annul to be your new cage"

"You aren’t a cage You’rewith a speed he usually reserved for the battlefield, he cupped the back of her neck and dragged her against him The softness of her body collided with the hardness of his, and he had to grind his teeth to silence a hiss of pleasure "No annul that will part us"

Her eyes flared with hope, only to quickly narroith suspicion "Are you going to be with other woether?"

"No" And that was the truth "I didn’t sleep with Synda I shouldn’t have lied I’ain Not for any reason I was hurt by what you said, and lashing out"

A pause, as if she didn’t dare hope he’d spoken honestly "Really?" Her eyes narrowed slightly "That’s pretty low"

"I know But not as low as actually sleeping with her would have been," he added, hoping she’d agree

Slowly, she nodded "All right I’ll give you that"

He’d been devastated by her rejection, and he’d wanted out of that ballroo with Synda had never been a consideration "I tucked her in to bed, then sat on the couch in the adjacent roo sure she stayed put and out of trouble At least, I thought I was e I didn’t know about and snuck out to have sex with Red in the garden"

Tink slid her hand across the sers over the center of his chest, where the dragon brand had been The pleasureit was too s over his waist, twining their bodies as much as possible while they were still clothed

He could barely breathe, but he could do nothing until he’d told her the truth about him He’d made too many mistakes with her to make another She would think less of hi to be with her Here Tonight He wanted this ative reaction to so she did, he didn’t want her worried about the reason or thinking he didn’t want her

"The other women I mentionedI told the truth I ith theht sex with theet what had happened in hell, that I’d forget about being helpless, but it only made me feel worse Memories taunted me and Ivo her fingers through his hair "I’ht he hated compassion, the cousin to pity Not today "You ain" He nuzzled the side of her neck "I want to be with you, Tinker Bell" Wanted everything she had to give

"IIwant to be with you, too I want to sood I want to be all you know, all you see" So softly admitted "What I said at the ball, in the secret rooest, bravestthe reason your life was thrown into another war"

Any reive her war I’ll make sure you break her heart before I kill her

He wouldn’t break her heart He wouldn’t let her be hurtever

"So for, Tink, and I’ll prove it Give h the roos in the bathrooht drifted into the space as he crawled back into bed<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>