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Now letin Narcise&039;s head, and now that the agonizing feather had been removed from the back of her dress, she could actually feel And breathe Her strength ca back, the numbness deserted her

She wanted hiers shook, her belly fluttered and leaped, she wanted him so badly

He directed her out of the parlor, the door closing behind the off the voices and revelry-and Cezar&039;s watchful eyes They alking rapidly down a corridor furnished with an occasional painting, as well as several tables with statuary, vases and other items Cale led her past several closed doors, and she was certain he meant to take her to his bedchamber Once you&039;re in my bed, my chamber, you&039;ll never leave it

Her heart slammed behind her ribs, and she nearly pushed it all away: Cezar, the worries, the childrenand gave in For she kneas right Once she was in his bed, safe and sated, loved, she would never be able to o there

She stumbled purposely and when he paused to see to her distress, Narcise wrapped her ar herself against one of the doors Before he could speak, or even react, she sank her fangs into the side of his neck

Cale went rigid, and she felt his body jolt in a great shudder as the hot blood coursed into her mouth He swore, in some low, dark curse that she couldn&039;t hear For a ot her purposethe pleasure was so intense, so long awaited And they were in this together, as equals Equals

The realization surged through her, strong and powerful, and she dragged deep, pulling him into her roaned deep and low, the cords of his neck swelling in response beneath herthe welcoe behind the crotch of his breeches, the heat and strength she desired and no longer feared

"Narcise," he asp, but his hands had covered her breasts, finding her tight nipples through the rough lace, and he see a thuainst the door, his head tilted back, baring full, throbbing veins as she drank His pulse pounded, sending little surges of his lifeblood into her ue to taste hi Familiar

She felt for the doorknob she kneas behind her, and uncaring what sort of rooave away behind her as she withdrew fro him by his lapels into the warm, dihly over her shoulder As she tore at his coat, yanking it froof the air as the chamber&039;s previous occupants quickly vacated

Cale round as she fumbled with the tie at the throat of his shirt, aware that his rich red blood had stained the white cotton She tore it away and there was his bare chest beneath her hands again, as war at the pins in her hair, yanking haphazardly and dropping the sounds "So beautiful," he ht fro theit wide and full so that it shih the thin lace, heavy and war her neck

"Narcise?" he asked, his voice rough in her ear, his other hand firmly on her arm

"Yes-" She&039;d barely breathed the syllable when he slas into her at that soft, sensitive juncture of neck and shoulder She gave a little shriek of pain and pleasure, and he stilled for aher shoulder, and the other curved around the back of her head, holding her steady when she would have sagged weakly

The release of pressure inside her, fairly exploding into his hotof his lips made Narcise weak and dizzy in the most pleasurable sort of way Her lips moved in a smile, taut with need but real nevertheless

It had been so longso long since this pleasure hadn&039;t been taken froood, pure pleasure instead of terrible and dark

But her knees were buckling and she grasped at the re on as he drank deeply One of his hands slipped down to drag her botto behind his tight breeches She arched low, pressing against the teainst hiover her skin where he latched on to her shoulder, his tongue caressing her behind his fangs

There was a clink, and a jolt, and she realized they&039;d bu she knew, sos The arm of a sofa

"Let&039;s do it horizontally this ti hot, slick lips over her wound, tenderly, gently, to close it up She shivered at the sensation over her taut, sensitive skin, closing her eyes as her body see inside Her breasts strained behind their lace confines, the roughnipples But the pleasure rolling froh her limbs, was delicious and unbearable, and Narcise found herself sighing andher to the floor, pulling her doith hiolden pool on the red wool "The sofatoo narrow," heat the laces that bound her into the sleevelike dress, opening it along the side of her torso, pulling it with gentle hands, her skin freed froh lace, open to the heat of the fire, and then-

Oh

He bit her there, in the soft side of her belly, just above her hip, and Narcise jolted as pleasure shot to her quim in a hot, soft swell, then burst into a spiral of release Her breathing went out of control and her world turned dark and red, pounding and rising, her center throbbing and pulsing as warh her

"So you like that?" he said, his voice deep and filled with delight

Then he-Giordan-was over her, one handup under the lace to cover the top of her breast, s his palm rhythmically over the needy tip of her nipple, and the other sliding up beneath her skirt, behind the black satin triangle between her legs

His lips e, sipping and gently sucking at the neounds there Her belly shivered and treers found her swollen qui and deep The pleasure and need rose again iant fingers as they explored, stroking her back to a new peak

"Yes," shehis fingers along the inside of her thigh, then up and away to look down at her She are of his weight bearing down on her, solid and coside the outside of her thigh

"Kiss h the fli the haze of her pleasure, and she recognized the need, a vulnerability there-not so very different from what hers had been

A rush of warh her

She cupped his war his jaw, felt the faint tre of stubble on the very botto the sides of his face, her fingertips in the thick curls around his neck

His gaze never wavered, dark and heavy on her, drilling deep into her soul Deep into her daed, warped, damned soul Her heart shifted, shuddered and broke open

He&039;d given her back so much: herself, her freedo hiainst her ether without hurry

Giordan sank onto her, gathering her close as he shifted to go deeper, delved into her with soft lips and sleek tongue, still scented and flavored with the essence of her own lifeblood Tears prickled at the corners of her eyes, such relief and e to come out from this unfamiliar intimacy