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Chapter 6

Zach was dead He knew he had to be, because he’d been alive for centuries and nothing he’d experienced had ever felt this good

He cracked open his eyes and saw the top of Lexi’s head Her soft brown hair was a totalhis face over the fine strands for hours, tangling theht of day filtering in froht have been the case

His body was curved around hers, touching in as many places as possible She arainst his hard dick was enough to htly around her, holding her in place, and his fingers had sneaked up under her shirt to curl over her ribs, right below her breast The feel of naked Lexi skin under his hand was too good to be true He had to be dead, or drea his head started to burn off enough for hi on the floor of the Gerai house with only the outdated carpet to cushion their bodies It wasn’t nearly soft enough for Lexi, but he wasn’t quite sure yet how to fix it His brain was still fuzzy and his blood simmered with a slow burn of sexual arousal

They hadn’t had sex He knew it for a fact because there was no way he would have forgotten so like that Besides, they were both still dressed and on the floor Zach liked to think he was suave enough to at least have put her on a bed before taking her

So, if he hadn’t seduced her, how had he gotten her here?

The last thing he re down on top of hi the life from his body He wasn’t sure how he survived it, but he really didn’t care As long as she was here, in his arms, the pain was all worth it

Lexi shifted in her sleep, reaching up like she was searching for a pillow Zach moved his arm so it cushioned her cheek and she settled back to sleep

She said she didn’t trust hi at her feet proved she’dnext to hiood fortune She was here and that was enough

He yawned, ready to settle down for another few hours of rest with the wohter to her back and she went stiff in his arms

Shit He’d woken her up

"Sorry," he whispered over her hair "I didn’t mean to wake you Go back to sleep, honey"

Apparently, Lexi had other plans She pushed herself up and Zach let her go It was too early for a wrestling match, and every muscle in his body still ached froht

She scraainst the wall Instantly, his body tensed against a wave of pain He sucked in a breath and tried to relax into it, let it wash over him He kne to deal with pain He could do this

In an effort to distract himself, he stared at Lexi Her hair was a disaster and her eyes were puffy fro he’d ever seen He could wake up to a sight like that every day for eternity and still not have enough

She rubbed her eyes and looked at hiaze paused, widened and backed up as she saw his erection, but there was nothing he could do about that So she kneanted her It wasn’t exactly a big secret

A frown creased her brow and she rubbed the spot under her breast where his hand had been while they slept "What did you do to me?" she asked

His muscles were locked up, hard and painful, and his dick was even worse, but he could deal with all of that What he couldn’t deal as the look of fear Lexi wore

"I didn’t do anything," he said "Your pants are still on, aren’t they?"

She sed and her fingers moved to the waistband of her jeans, which were still securely buttoned Hell, she still had on that short, pocketed apron from work Some of the coins had spilled out onto the carpet while she slept, so Zach collected them and handed them to her

Lexi didn’t take the even more distance between them

Great Back to square one

"Please don’t, Lexi," he said There was a hint of begging in his voice and he hated it He’d never had to beg for anything in his life "I could have done whatever horrible thing you think ht if I’d wanted to, but I didn’t Doesn’t that prove to you I’ to hurt you?"

"It’s a trick Your skin is poisonous Drugged That’s why it feels so good"

Zach was hung up on the er than he should have been The idea he could do that to her et to her, and he had every intention of exploiting the weakness

Lexi was meant to be his, and now he kne to convince her it was true, too

He tried to hide his slow smile of victory, but based on the way her dark eyes widened, he was pretty sure he’d failed "It’s not poison, honey It’s che is nature’s way of letting us know"

"Liar"

Zach ignored the insult and stood She shifted her hips, signaling her intent to run, but heher in She was trapped between the wall and his body and he wasn’t letting her go

He caged her in with one arhtly over her cheek She was too soft to be real, and his eyes fell shut so he could soak in more of her Little sparks of power arced between the inside Zach Soer slid lower until he traced a path over her throat, where his luceria would soon be

Lexi let out a soft h whether it was pleasure or fear he couldn’t tell He could hear her rapid breathing, and feel the brittle tension tightening her limbs His hand spread out across her throat until he could feel the delicate ridges of her collarbone beneath his fingers

More sparks wriggled into her body and she sucked in a fast breath

Zach looked down at her His dark skin stood out in stark contrast against the paleness of hers Even in di over her body, pleasing her

He could hardly wait

Her head was tilted to the side, and her hands were tight fists Her body vibrated in ti into her from his palm

He wanted to kiss her, but his instincts told hioal Once she was his, he’d have forever to kiss her, to touch her

"Still think I’?" asked Zach

Her eyes were the color of bittersweet chocolate and when she looked up at hiht he saw a flash of insecurity "Please stop," she whispered "I can’t do this"