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All thoughts of I lead and women follow vanished when he tripped outside after her

As her delighted laughter sounded in the distance, he realized he couldn&039;t remember the last time he&039;d felt this un re her skimpy dress exhilaration had spiked in him, not to mention arousal

He was so very rarely surprised by women Now he had no idea what she&039;d do next

Soon he caave a low groan Will she strip co hotter, even as the temperature dropped

A dozen feet farther on, he saw her discarded dress He scooped it up, bringing it to his face to inhale her cool scent His heart - which had begun beating for her alone - was thundering

When he reached her, she was lying back in a snowdrift, stretching with her ar more than a wisp of black silk panties Her perfect breasts were uncovered, her nipples so stiff they looked like they ached

His fingers went lihty"

She laughed anew at his reaction Not surprisingly, she had a h

His jaw clenched Where&039;s my control now? Seconds before, he&039;d found hi, I&039;d follow her anywhere "No co stripped in front of me?"

"Never Besides, you&039;ve seen every inch of ers through it, bringing handfuls up to her lips to kiss

He turned away from her, disconcerted by how hter see twist in his chest Deterained soainst a frost-coated tree trunk

"You&039;re angry withon her knees toward him

Don&039;t look at her His hands were fists by his sides "Not angry" Bloody confused, exasperated "No, I&039; inches before hi to you?"

Here in the cold, her appearance had begun to change She was transforhter in color, so blond it was al strea out froh whipped in the wind

Her lashes were tipped with ice crystals, and more crystals formed semicircles around her eyes Her lips were pale, bluish even, and were parted, but no s as well

Delicate cobalt blue tracings swirled around her wrists in wispy patterns Her eyes were bright beneath the aurora, a fiery blue e

Everything about this n But it didn&039;t I&039;ve dreamed of this Would she think him mad if he told her he&039;d seen her like this in a vision?

He&039;d been hard for her before, but noas throbbing These changes attracted hiht in his pants No, I never lose control

Keep telling yourself that, Murdoch

"You like?" she murmured

"What is this?"

"This is how I&039;m supposed to look And how I&039;m supposed to feel"