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At Gideon’s curious nod, Daegan runt of approval "Then I have an idea I want to discuss with you"

"I’m all ears"

"Good Because you need to know sos I’ll tell Anwyn as well, but I need to be sure you’re prepared for what I’ her into it And once we’re done here, you will go to her, Gideon Not me You’re who she needs From here forward"

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ANWYN sat at the desk in her bedroo her coht, once she’d dressed, this ht help her focus a little better But she’d quickly caught up on her e-mail requests, because the day she’d lost had been Sunday, the day Atlantis was closed

She should be irritated by that, feeling useless, but she was discovering so was occurring, like seizures or bloodlust, she could sense things she’d never been able to before There was a cricket chirping somewhere in her aparts, knew al and an intuitive, predatory sense

Daegan was in his roo a shower Gideon was headed toward her She could have tuned in to both of their an, she’d had an admittedly petulant need not to listen in, not to hear what they were saying So though she couldn’t coh of a da of noise in the back of her otten impatient with their conversation and wanted Gideon back Was it that vampires had a less-developed sense of conscience, or that their appetites were so unapologetic they overrode everything else, including the fact she’d nearly killed him a day before? Or did she merely need the validation of the avenue she’d so often used before she becaan had told her so much about how vampires interacted, how they shared their servants This coral part of theirs It was a startling revelation, but she was painfully aware Gideon had been part of neither She re offer to have coffee with hi with her, he’d have no other choice but to be part of a BDSM world Of course, he’d likely have less trouble with that than being part of a va that would resolve itself today She wanted Gideon with her noanted to do ers Despite reputed vas still ached, and she didn’t think it lingered fro for far different reasons Her mind wanted to reach for him Wanted to reach for them both, but she’d settle for half her desires When Gideon knocked lightly, the dangerous leap in response was enough to tighten her hands on the desk edge

Co immediately toward her, because of course he would know her whereabouts They were linked permanently Irrevocably

"Come here," she repeated aloud

She sawhe wanted her to know, soht now she needed, wanted, only this moment, so she stayed out of his mind And when he would have spoken, she shook her head

"Be still," she murmured "And quiet Just obey me"Take off the shirt

He arched a brow, but ca with that warrior’s stride that seemed soh space, like a weapons rooymnasium, to exercise all the power he dean both had that When he reached her, she indulged herself Moving down his chest, she touched that trinitythrough her, and a hard shudder passing over hi for a brief, vulnerableher hands over the flat pectorals, the tight nipples, the hard abdomen, the broad shoulders As she did, he closed his eyes, savoring her touch Taking her hand down past his waistband, she covered his erection, the curve of his testicles that filled out that area of his jeans so well

She slipped the button, took the zipper down one tooth at a tih the boxer briefs

He was hot and hard steel already "Take it all off now" He backed away so he wasn’t loo over her, and pulled off his boots Then the rest of it, so he stood tall and powerful, coht there"

He did, but she could tell it made him self-conscious He was a battle-scarred warrior with deep lines at the corners of his eyes and edly handsoht be envious, but wo his belly, a temptation all by itself

"Turn," she commanded softly "I want to see the back"

He sed, tensing a little, but he co in a half-cocked stance she could aline as his standard pose, thu

She suppressed a s at him