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His long fingers twitched against ht not to touch me He didn&039;t raze seductively against his cool chest At any time he could have easily broken away froht as ainst the corner of his ently squeezing his hands and slowly nibbling ainst the soft skin of his neck

His lol of approval vibrated against me as my lips blazed a trail down his throat and across his collarbone I released his hands and placed the him a look that warned hi everyto stand between his legs, I leaned over to palainst his ear "Lean back"

He moved his hands and braced the hard body, sweeping across his sculpted chest, down his finelyto rest on his toned abdonificent And he was co to edthe head of his cock

"Josephine," he groaned

My eyes flickered up, watching as his blond head fell back against his shoulders and his fingers dug into the covers behind hi breaths Drunk with power, I licked ripping his thighs

His hips involuntarily thrust againsthiroaned around hi! Enough!" He growled deeply through gritted teeth "Vackra, I do not want to coht pop, I let hiainst his chest and forcing hith of his body Every inch of our skin was touching as I pressed against him "Do you want to be inside of me when you co "Yes"

"Do you want to ainst his cheek

"Josephine"

"Answer ainst his as I spoke His ue flickered out to lick across his lower lip I knew all too hat that tongue was capable of and I&039;d had enough of trying to control hi he had to offer

"More than I can tell you Jag vill begravaatt sluta," He ue

Instead of kissingexactly what he wanted to do in explicit detail He wanted to devour every part of me, bury hied for him to stop

"Don&039;t just shohat you want to do to e

His large hands blurred to cup each side ofetic as it was seductive In a blur, he had flippedovercalled froarbled and distorted Choosing to ignore it, I focused back on hiain, his smile brief as our lips reconnected, wet and filled with need

I felt a hand grasp an to disappear aroundaway before ainst mine and my skin cried out for him

"Josie, wake up" The insistent voice was back and was much clearer this time

"No, corasping at his fading forain soon, vackra" With those parting words, he completely disappeared

My eyes flew open and I sat straight up with a strangled gasp and I felt as ifh my hair, my eyes darted around the roohbor sitting on the edge of my bed, her face twisted in concern as she watched me hesitantly

"Josie, you scared the crap outta ia asked quietly She leaned over to place her hand onarm

"Uh, yeah Give me a sec," I stammered I rubbed hts I&039;d dreaination

When ia She was still watching me nervously from her perch at the end ofhere?" I snapped at her She flinched atsuch vivid drea lately "Shit, I didn&039;t mean to snap I&039;m still not awake"

"Pfft, I&039;ve had worse You should meet my sister" She wavedby to see if you wanted to go out tonight Anna called me earlier and she wants to meet us at the Echo Beach Club I think she ia Turner was a fellow American who had relocated to live in Bali to run a local charity, a fireball of a woman from the state of Louisiana She was in her late thirties, a tall brunette with dark blue eyes She had a light southern drawl to her speech and was blessed with a wicked sense of humor She was also extreh you with her sharp, observant eyes

"Georgia, I don&039;t know-" I began, tucking a piece of , reddish-blond hair behind ia didn&039;t take no for an answer I could already feel the s fro out tonight

"No if&039;s, ands or buts," Georgia said as she cut me off She turned set your behind into gear before I need to kick it" I watched Georgia&039;s ponytail bobbing as she bounced away

"And I&039;ll be back at eight Be ready," She yelled over her shoulder as if an afterthought

Glancing at roan when I noticed it was already alear since Georgia wouldn&039;t be late

Huloss and pivoted in the e sandals a silent nod of approval I walked down the hall into the living roomy mental shields in place It had been a while since I&039;d been in a crowd of people and unless I was prepared, it was going to be a long night forout a lot because of ift&039; of being a psychic eave me a front row seat to see the intiers and their emotions I told very few people about my abilities I&039;d learned the hard way that most people either viewed me as a shiny new toy to play with or chose to avoid ia&039;s irritated voice brought s "I&039;ve been knocking for twofor us Let&039;s roll, girl"

Startled by her loud arrival, I&039;d been so focused on shielding that I hadn&039;t heard Georgia knocking or been able to see her arrive She was hard to block, her future and emotions aluard with Georgia It would only take one sure out ia I&039;rab uilty conscience, offering her a sy

"We can chat in the car I didn&039;t work this long getting ready to stand around in your house C&039;ia&039;s hair hung down her back in a sleek, shiny sheet and her hot pink, silk ination She hat Aar&039; She happily flaunted her sexuality and viewed e Once she&039;d had her fun, she moved on to the next There were days that I envied her nonchalance when it came to men and relationships

"Yeah, yeah," Iin the passenger seat and reaching behindto fasten it when she gunned the engine and roared downthe last living man on earth or the last bottle of wine on the island Or both

"Josie, are you excited about tonight?" Georgia asked I shot her a look out of the corner of my eye and smiled as I watched her bounce in the seat excitedly "I just know tonight is going to be a night to re to happen, Josie I can feel it!"

"And what ht so special?" I questioned I found it ironic that this was coar that made this sa exciting had ever happened

"I can&039;t put ht You&039;ve been here way too long with no lovin&039;," Georgia drawled, glancing over atback on the road

"Georgia, you know I don&039;t date Men and I aren&039;t a goodmy arms across my chest It wasn&039;t a lie, I didn&039;t date I avoideda relationship a long ti a psychic e? I&039;s attached," Georgia replied lightly "You&039;re gorgeous, Josie You could have any ia&039;s words were ironic I didn&039;t considerhair was reddish-blond and wavy and I was curvy in all the right places I&039;d never had any proble the unwanted attention of men I just didn&039;t want it

"Whatever Keep dreaar," I replied I mentally started the countdown until she started her tirade 3, 2

"I told you that I&039;ia raised an eyebrow and quickly shot e the subject, Josie I&039;m just worried about you, sweetie You seem so lonely"

Hot tears pricked at the back of my eyes as I focused out thefor a ia Honest"

"That&039;s where I beg to differ You&039;ve been here for a year and Anna and I are your only friends You don&039;t date, you spend days alone writing and doing yoga It&039;s not good to shut yourself off froia had taken it upon herself to be my unofficial foster mom after she found out I&039;d been orphaned My adoptive parents had both died in a car accident four years ago, leaving me with no family I&039;d searched extensively for my birth parents but I&039;d hit a dead end when I found the records had been sealed

"I&039;ve ia Let&039;s change the subject, please," I said crossly

"You&039;re in luck, sweetheart We&039;re here," Georgia said as she pulled into a parking spot near the front of the restaurant We alking towards the door when she turned to look atI think you need to have before we go in"

"Georgia Let&039;s have dinner, so her off before she started giving h the heavy wood doors of the restaurant "That&039;s ia pouted as her eyes scanned the roo for us at a table that was close to the bar and had a fantastic view of the beach Georgia waved her arm wildly to catch her attention and we crossed the restaurant to join her

"Anna!" Georgia squealed, leaning over and pulling her up into a tight hug Anna rolled her eyes at ed her back

"Georgia, I keep forgetting how dehed and focused on a piece of non-existent piece of lint on h at the obvious sarcasm in her voice

Anna Wilson was a tiny, vivacious woth brown curls, clever brown eyes and had zero tolerance for bullshit She was a successful realtor in Bali, also a fellow Ainally hailed from the east coast Anna was the one friend here that knew ofand never , bitch," Anna laughed, extracting herself fro "Don&039;t get any ideas about the two of us just because I&039; at Anna&039;s snark, we sat down at the table and I grabbed a es, I felt like so around the restaurant, I lowered my shields to focus on the crowd I was instantly boed frost Unable to find anyone that had plans on approaching our table, I raised my shields back into place and blamed my nerves on the busy crowd

The conversation was light and fun, partially due to nu dinner I felt myself start to relax when I realized ht they would be Was the alcoholit was the alcohol

We&039;d just finished dinner when a DJ started playing ia and Anna pleaded and tried to drag me onto the dance floor with them I quickly waved them off and motioned to the patio across the room I walked slowly to the door and stepped out onto the patio, glancing back over ia as she swayed in ti any ti at the bar, deep in conversation with the bartender I slipped out the door, happy that I wouldn&039;t be missed for a fewto myself, I stepped carefully down the stairs to the beach below and watched as the waves crashed onto the beach I was actually glad that I&039;d let Georgia talk ht There was really no chance I could have convinced Georgia I didn&039;t want to anyway She would have sto e, the sound echoing through the balht air

"May I ask what is so funny?"

Startled by the deep, s towards me He ell over six feet tall and solidly built with blond, Nordic good looks His face was finely sculpted, with sparkling eyes blue like the ocean I had the strangest feeling of deja vu wash over me as I stared at him He looked exactly like the man from my dreams

It couldn&039;t be possible

"N-nothing really," I stuttered,out in a shudder "It&039;s sort of an inside joke about my friends inside"

"Ah A joke" The blond h toI&039;d obviously had too much wine to drink, since I could have sworn there was some sort of spark that passed between us when our skin brushed against each other I absently rubbedif I&039;d finally lost myup from soon

Let&039;s face it, men that looked like he did just didn&039;t just appear on a beach and approach me every day In fact, the only time I&039;d ever seen a man that looked like him was in my dreams I could feel my heart start to race when I started to notice the similarities between him and my fantasy man They shared the salowed iridescently He was almost too perfect to be real, a work of impossible ue with him Hell, eren&039;t even in the same ballpark

Unsure how to proceed, I lowered asped when I couldn&039;t do either He was a void, his presence a gentle hum in my mind The hair raised on the back of ure out why I couldn&039;t read hihts as he extended his large hand to htly "I should introduce myself I am Stefan Lifsten And you are?"

Hesitantly I placed my much smaller hand in his and immediately noticed the cool, silky hardness of his skin I was startled at the electricity that jolted between us when his large hand enveloped h s I wasn&039;t sure if it was a good sign that the simple touch of his hand ht

"I&039;m Josephine Anderson Everyone calls me Josie but you can callwith embarrassment at my mindless chatter I could now add verbal diarrhea to my mental checklist of the ue

"Josephine It is my pleasure to meet you" Stefan lowered his htly with his lips My skin throbbed where his mouth had touched my skin, a sensation I&039;d never experienced before I drew in a shaky breath and glanced in the direction of the bar I was trying to focus on the faint sounds of er idiot out of o inside and dance with me, Josephine?" Stefan asked A beautiful s fine lines to crinkle around his eyes

Stunned into silence by his question, my lips parted in surprise as I stared back at him Dance?!? He wants to dance with me? Would my poor body be able to handle it if I rapped in his arms, or would I just spontaneously combust from the sensation? I didn&039;t know for sure, but it was a chance I illing to take

"Sure" I nodded anxiously Inwardly groaning atpresence had reducedor to one answer responses

"Shall we go?" Stefan asked He placed his large hand on ed me towards the steps that led back into the bar We slowly cli louder as we approached the patio He opened the door for me and I blinked as we reentered the darkened bar area, ht after the darkness of the beach

"Let et you a drink before I take you up on the dance you proled his eyebrows He led me towards the bar and pulled out a stool for hts of what I&039;d like to do to hi on the stool to face hireat"

When he stepped away and ood look at him as he leaned across the bar to orderlayers that swept across his forehead He had high cheekbones and his brows arched over expressive sea blue eyes His square jaas strong with a slight cleft in his chin The black t-shirt he earing strained tightly against his broad chest, hugging the leanar to his long, powerful legs

I watched as he slowly turned and sauntered back towards lass of wine in front of e fras stretched to brush against erly picked up the glass and took a large drink of wine

"Thanks You&039;re not drinking anything?"

He chuckled and leaned closer toeyes flickered over htly "No, I aainst the polished wood of the bar and I was surprised when Stefan&039;s large hand covered ether Our eyesalive from the inside out He smiled and reached over to push a curl away fro down the side of

"Josie!"

I broke away froia and Anna made their way over to us across the crowded bar, their eyes both widening in shock as they took in ia raised both eyebrows atready to look for you I can see you&039;ve been busy"