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"Please," she whispered "Oh God, Raphael, please"

Desire overwhels and drove his cock deep inside her with a powerful thrust that lifted her frohtly around his waist, trapping hi him in the volcanic heat of her slick sheath He lowered his head to clai the tastes of their bodies, tasting hi her taste her oeetness on his He plunged in and out, driven by a lust he’d never felt before, clai her as his own so that no other vampire, no other man, would ever dare take her frohtening in his balls that told hier, he let his s run out to caress her sarmed skin and sink into her Hot blood slid down his throat as his cli hiainst his shoulder as her nails clawed open his back

He collapsed on top of her, his tongue lapping lazily at the trickle of blood fros fell open and he shifted slightly, taking the weight of his body off her slender fraid cock slipped fro co his Raphael raised his head and chuckled softly She opened her eyes at the sound and a fresh bolt of lust stabbed his groin at the fierce possessiveness in her green gaze He growled low in his throat A hundred nights, a thousand, ten thousand would not be enough to sate his passion for this one He felt his cock stirring, felt the need to take her again and again hardening his flesh He’d never felt such hunger for a woman, mortal or immortal What would he sacrifice in the face of such desire? What would he give up to spend his nights in her bed?

"You are te hi heat of her body He lowered his head to kiss her soft ed his jeans and headed for the bathroom and a cold shower

Cynthia lay on the bed and heard the click of the bathroo, heard the rush of water in the shower So had been lost in thatelusive and precious The warm contentment in her stomach turned cold and she felt suddenly naked and exposed

She rolled out of bed quickly, all but running into her closet to grab so down the stairs to the second bathroo Raphael didn’t want company in the shower, and she didn’t want to see the look on his face when he turned her away

Chapter Forty-one

When Cyn ca at the island counter in the kitchen He was turned away fro in a low voice She didn’t say anything, but went directly upstairs to her office and retrieved the notes she’d made earlier Armored with her folder full of information and a job to do, she took the steps back down and joined him in the kitchen

His dark eyes followed her every e and sat on a bar stool, the width of the island between the today on the house I was taken to last night," she began "It was purchased six o by Odessa Exports, which is a fairly transparent shell company They’ve tried to conceal their trail, but I’m pretty sure I’ve identified the real owners of the wholeat her intently But whatever he was feeling was too deeply buried for her to discern in that blank, beautiful face "Also, you probably want to know that souys call it, not tenit’s not you"

"Who touched you?" He said it with such offended possessiveness that she wanted to screae? He clearly didn’t want her; what did he care if soood at knohat she was thinking "That would be your buddy Albin Although he was only supposed to taste So me for the main course"

"Who?"

"I don’t know They never said his na to get back to s on my mind," she added dryly "I talked to two other va dope named To herself around the Spanish vamp She sed hard and continued "A dark-haired pretty boy with a heavy Spanish accent Not Mexican, but Castilian Hehe kneho I was, kneorking for you"

"Che Leandro," Raphael murmured "Why was he there?"

"As far as I could tell, his only purpose was to lie on the bed and look attractive And to lob nasty hints at me about my imminent and distinctly unpleasant death He seemed to think I should be honored his Sire intended to do the dirty deed himself"

"His Sire," Raphael said sharply "He said that specifically?"

Cyn thought back "Yes He said his Sire wanted me for hi to the floor behind him His hands clenched the tile counter top so hard that she thought for sure it would shatter beneath them "Pushkin," he snarled

Cyn drew back a little, startled "Mrs Judkins ht soe with that name I didn’t think much about it at the tiht?"

His dark eyes swung to her face, his gaze shifting to her injured shoulder beneath the thick sweater she’d put on after her shower "What else did you find out?" he snapped