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"Ha! Maybe you can&039;t handle it"
He rested a pale?"
"It&039;s a concern Given the questionable condition of your health, I&039;m not sure your heart could take it"
"I survived the last kiss"
"That was nothing! A real passionate kiss would have to be on the mouth"
"Are you sure? That definition seems a bit narrow" He planted a pal her between his arms Slowly, he looked her over "I can think of some other areas I would love to kiss with passion"
Her face turned pink "Well, I should be going noorried about you being dead and all, but you certainly seem to be¡ª"
"Up?" He leaned toward her "I certainly a for the doorknob "I&039;ll let you finish dressing"
"I ahten or hurt you"
She looked at hilistened with unshed tears "Oh, Roht I had lost you"
Silly? In his total of five hundred and forty-four years, he&039;d never been called that "I&039;ll always be here"
She ju her arms around his neck Surprised by the sudden force of her attack, Roman stumbled back a step The room reeled for a few seconds He widened his stance to keep fro this dizziness Maybe it was the shock of receiving affection After all, he was ahim?
He closed his eyes and breathed in the scent of her shaer pounded inside him He kissed the top of her head and then her s hi in the rich aroma She tilted her face up to look at hi, he dove for her neck He nibbled up to her ear, then nipped at the earlobe
Sheher hands into his hair "I was afraid I&039;d never get to kiss you"
"I&039;ve wanted to since I first met you" He brushed his lips across her jaw, headed toward her mouth
Their lips ainst his face Her eyes were closed Good He could stop worrying about his own eyes
He brought his hands up to cradle her face She looked so innocent and trusting God&039;s blood, she had no idea what he was capable of He only hoped he was capable of resisting Gently, he kissed her She tightened her grip on his head, pulling him closer He sucked her bottoue Her body shuddered Herfor him
He invaded Explored She ue with her own She was so alive, so hot that all his senses burned He could see her clinging to hi Feel her nerves quivering, the heat si
That left only taste
He wrapped his arainst her back, he flattened her chest against his She was breathing quickly, her breasts ainst his skin His other hand slid down, down and around her rump God&039;s blood, she was heaven Fir about her ability to show passion
She pressed against his erection Good God, she was rocking against hi alive and her overriding instinct to createinstinct was to destroy life
He went for her neck The left fang sprang forth The right one started to, but ja his lips together It hurt like hell, but at least the pain had knocked some sense into him
He couldn&039;t bite Shanna God&039;s blood, he had sworn never to bite a ain He released her and backed away
"What&039;s wrong?" she sounded breathless
He slapped a hand over his s extended
"Oh osh Is it the splint? Or your tooth? Did we knock it loose?" She rushed toward him "Let me see"
He shook his head His eyes watered fros while he was still so hungry
"You look like you&039;re in pain" She touched his shoulder "Please, letanother step Da But he probably deserved it, as close as he had co her
"I shouldn&039;t have kissed you with the splint in your rimaced "Jeez, I shouldn&039;t have kissed you at all"
The left fang finally obeyed and slid back into its hole He spoke with his hand in front of his ht"
"But I broke a very important rule¡ªnever, ever date a client I shouldn&039;t be involved with you at all"
He lowered his hand "In that case, you&039;re fired"
"You can&039;t fire me You still have my splint in your mouth" She moved close to him "Now open your mouth and let me see"
He did as he was told
She nudged the splint with her fingers He tickled her fingers with his tongue
"Stop that" She jerked her hand from his mouth "I can&039;t believe this The splint&039;s loose"
"Well, you&039;re one hell of a kisser"
She blushed "I don&039;t see how I ain As your dentist, I&039;m responsible first and foremost for your dental health¡ª"
"I fired you"
"You can&039;t Not as long as the splint¡ª"
"I&039;ll rip the thing out myself"
"Don&039;t you dare!"
"I&039; you, Shanna"
"You won&039;t lose me We&039;ll only have to wait a week or so"
"I&039;" He&039;d waitedlike this He wasn&039;t waiting another da any more chances with his questionable amount of control He strode toward his bedroonored the hunger raging inside him
"Roman!" She ran after him "You can&039;t take out the splint"
"I&039; beneath a pile of underwear There, on the bottoh the felt, he could feel the warmth of the silver inside Without the felt, his hand would now be covered with burning welts
He held it out to her She didn&039;t notice since she was pivoting in a circle, checking out his bedroo-sized bed
"Shanna?"
She looked at him, then noticed the pouch in his hand
"I want you to have this" He swayed on his feet He had to eat soon, one way or another
"I can&039;t accept more presents"
"Take it!"
She winced "You should work on your bedside manner"
He leaned on the dresser "I want you to wear it around your neck It will protect you"
"Sounds a little superstitious" She took the pouch, loosened the drawstring, and let the contents fall into her hand
It looked much the same as it had in 1479 when he&039;d first taken vows The silver chain was plain but good quality The crucifix displayed medieval craftsmanship at its best
"Wow This is beautiful" Shanna examined it closely "It looks really old"
"Put it on It will protect you"
"Protect me from what?"
"I hope you never find out" He eyed the crucifix sadly He had been so proud when Father Constantine placed it around his neck Pride That had been his downfall
"Helpher hair into a ponytail She offered the necklace to him
He stumbled back before the silver could burn hio to work I have a lot to do tonight"
She eyed him warily "Fine" She released the ponytail, and her brown hair settled onto her shoulders "Are you sorry you kissed e of the dresser for support &039;The crucifix Put it on"
She continued to study him
"Please"
Her eyes widened "I didn&039;t think that as in your vocabulary"
"I reserve it for eencies"
She smiled "In that case" She looped the crucifix around her neck and flipped her hair over the chain The cross rested on her breasts like a shield of arth and escorted her to the door
"I&039;ll see you again?"
"Yes Later tonight When I get back from Romatech" He closed and locked the door Then he sturabbed the bottle froed it down cold God&039;s blood, his life had been turned upside down by Shanna He couldn&039;t wait to kiss her again He was a de a taste of heaven
Hell was definitely freezing over