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Not that she bla to dump that kind of hassle on anyone

But with Zach, she didn’t have to Either he was telling the truth and she’d finally found a way to fight back against the things that wanted to hurt her so she no longer had to keep running, or he was lying and she was already trapped--too late for running

Lexi knehich of those options she hoped was true, but she also knew better than to get those hopes up too high

Her throat tightened around a lu She so wanted to believe Zach was the kind of ave her That man was kind and selfless and dedicated That ht so they could defend the for the sure they’d never have to use the deadly skills he taught them

And the women in his life had been the luckiest people on the face of this planet Lexi had watched as he’d ive the his own She’d seen how he’d been gentle and sith each of the their safety even after he’d left their beds

Lexi had spent a lot of her life wishing she had the things others took for granted--a home, a family, a normal life, a sense of security--but never before had she felt the sa Zach love the countless women that had drifted in and out of his life over the centuries

She tried to tell herself that she didn’t really want hi sche deep inside her that rose up and shouted that he belonged to her, not those other women

As her hands roa more sexy sounds from his thick chest, Lexi knew the truth Ene to find a way to have what all of those other wo to be reckless and take what she wanted froer

Zach was hers and she was going to have hiainst his shoulder His body clenched and his es

"Careful," he warned her "Kissingfor"

Lexi ignored the warning, shoved hiain This time, she ue over his salty skin

"Lexi?"

She wasn’t sure if he’d meant it to be a question, but she knew the answer "Yes"

Zach looked at her His green eyes gave off a pri over her throat and breasts long enough to make her squirm "What do you want?" he asked

"You"

He closed his eyes tight as if to block her out and said, "Be really clear, honey I’ve got all kinds of delusions of grandeur going on here"

Lexi had never been shy about sex, and she wasn’t about to start now Not when she had so much to lose

She stretched out beside hirabbed the back of his neck and held him still while she closed the distance between them The need to kiss him made her shake, but she held herself in check for just ahim the words he wanted "I want you naked I want you hard I want you inside ave her a look so hot and full of potent male lust she broke out into a sweat "Oh yeah Crystal clear," he said

She felt hisshe knew, she was beneath hi ed hier she knew she wasn’t alone in the craziness of her want for him He wanted her, too She could feel that want hard and thick against her o liquid and pliant

His tongue feathered against her upper lip, seeking entrance and Lexi let him in The taste of hiue across the delicate skin just inside her lips made her want more She could smell the spice of his skin and a subtler, earthier scent of arousedin the air around the and on fire Her skin seemed to stretch, but was too s inside her She wasn’t even sure what it was she needed, only that Zach was the one person who could give it to her

A fine sweat covered her body, but did nothing to cool her down Zach’sin all the frantic noises she couldn’t stop herself fro to pull him closer when there was no room left between them

Zach slid his hand down her side and back up, easing his way beneath her shirt so his war to tell him she wanted raze her nipple Maybe that would ease the gnawing ache inside her

But he didn’t give her what she wanted He just petted her as if soaking up the feel of her skin, in no hurry at all toto have to do it herself

Her handshot, taut skin as she went His jeans were snug, but not so tight she couldn’t slide one hand down below the waistband, under the stretchy cotton of his boxers The feel of his smooth, firm ass under her palm made her blood heat and pool hot and low in her belly

Zach sucked in a startled breath and his hips ground against her in a single smooth circle The pressure of the ainst her clitoris and sent a zing of sensation sizzling through her Lexi let out a soft, desperate cry forher what she wanted, his body went still above hers

She opened her legs, ainst her perfectly, hovering over her, holding the rest of the world at bay Nothing existed but the feel of his weight on top of her, the wars, the stroke of his hand across her ribs and the taste of hiue

He surrounded her, and still it wasn’t enough

Lexi pressed hot kisses over his jaw and down the side of his corded neck He growled, giving off a harsh, aniht shifted A ers slid up between her breasts and over her collarbone, his ar at her shirt as he went He stroked the luceria around her throat and sharp, hot spikes of energy raced through her

"Open up for ainst her hair

She had no idea what he wanted Her legs were already spread as wide as they could go In fact she was rubbing herself up against hi in vain to find that one sweet spot he’d hit earlier