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"Yes" No hesitation As if his heritage wasn’t soht with a shudder Clearly he had no idea the crappy hand he’d been dealt If she had to choose between being an angel and a dog, she’d choose the dog They, at least, were respectable

She’d never been this close to an angel before Seen one, yes Or rather, seen what she’d thought was an angel but had later learned was a deuy, her youngest sister’s father He considered hi me here to kill me?" she asked Not that he’d have any luck He would find that she was not an easy target Many immortals had tried to finish her off over the years, but none had succeeded Obviously

He sighed, war over her cheeks She had accidentally-on-purpose closed some of the distance between them; he smelled of the icecaps she so loved Fresh and crisp with just a hint of earthy spice

When he realized that only a whisper separated them, his lips, too full for a man but soh she didn’t see him move, he was suddenly a fewHad he increased the distance on purpose?

Curious, she stepped toward him

He backed away

He had Why? Was he scared of her?

Just to be contrary, as she often was, she stepped toward hiel didn’t want to be within striking distance She alrinned

"Well," she pro you here to kill you" His voice was rich, sultry, a sin all its own And yet, there was a layer of absolute truth to it, and she suspected she would have believed anything he said As if whatever he said was sieable "I want you to emulate my life I want you to learn from ossaht Her T-shirt was designed especially for her kind, the s as she jolted into super-speed "Wait Don’t answer Let’s make out first" A lie, but he didn’t need to know that

"Bianka," he said, his patience clearly waning "This is not a game Do not make me bind you to my bed"

"Ohh, now that I like Sounds kinky" She darted around hiertips over his cheek, his neck "You’re as soft as a baby"

He sucked in a breath, stiffened "Bianka"

"But better equipped"

"Bianka!"

She patted his butt "Yes?"

"You will cease that ihed, the a, he reached out and latched on to her upper arly, he was faster than she was He jerked her in front of him, and dark, narrowed eyes stared down at her

"There will be no touching Do you understand?"

"Do you?" Her gaze flicked to his hand, still clutching her ar aze fell to where they were connected He licked his lips, and his grip tightened just the way she liked Then he released her as if she were on fire and once again increased the distance between them

"Do you understand?" His tone was hard and flat

What was the proble to touch her She was a desirable Harpy, damn it Her body was a work of art and her face total perfection But for his benefit, she said, "Yeah, I understand That doesn’tthe return of his Bad girl Bad, bad girl He’s a stupid angel and therefore not an appropriate plaything

A htened ofover his shoulders

"No," she said, raising a brow and doing her best to appear unaffected "Should I be?"

"Yes"

Well, then, he’d have to sorow the fiery claws of her father’s people That was the only thing that scared her Having been scratched as a child, having felt the acid-burn of fire spread through her entire body, having spent days writhing in agonizing, see to avoid such an experience again

"Well, I’ to boreup at him "I asked you a question but you never answered it Why do you want ht me into heaven, of all places?"

A ood and you are evil"

Another laugh escaped her He frowned, and her laughter increased until tears were running from her eyes When she quieted, she said, "Good job You staved off the boredo you I mean to keep you here forever and train you to be sinless"