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"If you don’t believe e, handso the look

She nodded

"Then there’s ations, and for the past few years, I’ve been a bodyguard for the Draganesti faon Nest Acadeuard their children if I wasn’t absolutely in control"

She sighed He wasfast

"I would be happy to give you a tour of the school and let you talk to other people It ht alleviate any concerns you have"

She sipped some more juice "I’ll think about it"

"Good" He heaved a sigh of relief "I don’t want to lose you, Elsa"

She didn’t want to lose hie beast of a , ulped down more juice

"And then there’s my third point" He picked up a chocolate square and ripped open the foil "You can trust enuinely care about you I admire you, and I want you to be happy"

She sed hard "I - I appreciate that" She finished her juice and set the glass down Maybe she should leave before she lost all her resolve Instead of rejecting Howard, she was tempted to throw herself at him

"Here, try this" He broke the chocolate square in half, then held one piece up to her lips "Open"

With her heart racing, she opened her ainst her lips

He set the piece on her tongue "Let it sit there and melt in your mouth" He placed the other piece in his ers, the saaze lifted to his eyes They were an intense blue, al fla," he murmured "Your mouth was hot"

She was hot all over but still shivered

He leaned closer, watching her closely "All ather between her legs

He held a huge red strawberry to her lips "Open"

She did He pushed the fruit in and she bit down Juice dribbled down her chin He caught it with his finger, then brought it to his mouth and licked it off

She moaned The strawberry ood And yet so bad All she could think about was how much she wanted him

"You like it?" He stuffed the rest of the strawberry into hishis eyes off her

Moisture pooled between her legs, and she pulled her knees up, squeezing her thighs together

"I bet your mouth tastes sweet inside," he whispered

"Yours, too" He was seducing her, and God help her, she loved it

He crossed the blanket on all fours, like a beast, till he reached her feet He grasped her ankles and tugged, straightening her legs He knelt in front of her, his legs straddling hers "Goldilocks"

Her heart pounded "Beast"

"I’ to kiss you"

She reached for hi Elsa deep into the woods and pounce on her, but he restrained hi well, she could still be easily frightened

So he gently cradled her face and pressed his lips against hers She wrapped her hands around his neck and leaned into hiainst her luscious mouth He nibbled on her chocolate-flavored lips, then sucked the bottorip around his neck Her rasped her head tighter and plundered her ht the urge to push her down and strip her naked

He ravished her neck instead, nuzzling and nibbling, reveling in the moans and shivers he incited She was so responsive, so delicious Her scent drove him wild Fresh as a dew-covered meadow at dawn, it was laced with the added scent of her arousal

No doubt it would shock her that he could smell the moisture whenever it seeped from her core It made him hard It made him want to taste her and lick her till she screaave her a ravishingly thorough kiss Her body trembled, but she didn’t retreat His brave Elsa kissed hiue

He cupped one of her breasts and squeezed As she moaned, the nipple pebbled beneath his palhtened into a bead He pinched it lightly and groaned when he caught the scent of s

Take her, the bear urged his Damn, he wanted her, but he couldn’t take her here, so close to the house

Carry her to the stream and mate with her

And that’s why you’re the beast, he scolded the bear He couldn’t afford to frighten her now

He eased back into a sitting position on the blanket, wincing at the tightness of his pants "Are you all right?"

She nodded, breathing heavily "II underestimated ret it Please I want to bring you joy, not regret"

She gave him a sad smile "That was your wish in the park"

"And you wished you could trust hed "I - I’ve never felt quite like this before I mean, I’ve been attracted to men before, but notlike this"

He nodded "It’s intense Like we’re driven" He touched a strand of her hair that had escaped her ponytail "We’re going to be wild together"

Her eyes widened "I should be going" She scra to upset her? He rose to his feet "Can we lanced toward the house "Maybe I suppose a few ht"

"Good"

She motioned toward the blanket and food "Thank you I enjoyed it"

"I thought you did" He recalled all her shivers andin his pants, and her cheeks turned pink "I - I’ll see you tomorrow" She darted toward the house and let herself in