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He kissed her A soft, fast press of his lips against hers

Cara’s fingers tightened around hih" His lips were just above hers "I need another taste…"

And she wanted ain, her mouth was open Ready The kiss wasn’t as soft this tier on his lips, his tongue A hunger that ue slipped past her lips Just need Demand

A moan trembled in the back of her throat even as herHer nipples began to ache and swell as the fire blazing inside of her grew

She knew she shouldn’t be doing this, but Cara couldn’t stop The cop was the wrong

But the need felt so right

Power began to fill the air as his lust grew Such sweet, te her She could have that power All of it

She just had to take it

Take hiht that part of her life

Cara pulled away fro her head to the side "I--we have to stop"

His breath was ragged So was hers Cara realized she still held his hand Instead of a punishing grip, her fingers caressed his flesh

She snatched her hand away from him

"Easy" He didn’t retreat and he kept his stare on her "It was just a kiss"

That was how the sweetest temptation always started With a soft kiss

He was aroused No denying the obvious It was in his voice, and if she glanced down, she knew she’d see the outline of his swollen cock

But she was aroused, too The feel of his lips and tongue against hers had stroked the dark hungers within her, and the feel of his power in the air…

Resisting was the hardest thing she’d ever done

Her chin lifted She’d started a new life Or she was trying to, anyway Lusting after the detective, well, that hadn’t been part of her finely crafted plans "I can’t do this," she told hi that she could

He s into the car, she could see the wink of his di one hell of a fine job just a o"

Her chin rose another notch "What I meant was that I won’t do this" She reached for the door handle Second tier side door Her body twisted, her feet touched the pavement and--

"You want me as much as I want you"

He had her there

"Circu that"

She looked back at hionna walk away from you Hell, even if you weren’t hip deep in this mess, I couldn’t walk away fro quickly from the car The chilly air bit into her arms as she left the warmth of the Vette "You don’t have to walk away from me," she said, her voice clear "I’ll walk away from you" Then she took one step, another Her back was raht, her head up She left hih her body ached for hi, Cara?"

His taunt didn’t stop her Daate--the one she’d never bothered to keep locked--and she took careful steps up the curving path until she finally reached her front door It was only when she crossed the threshold of her house that Cara drew in a deep, clear breath

And ad

Because Todd Brooks scared her Oh, he didn’t scare the de

No, the demon wasn’t particularly worried, but the worowl of his car pulling away Her shoulders dropped as relief swept through her

Safe

For now

Detective Brooks had finally called it a night, but she knew he’d be back

Sooner or later

The faint light of dawn snuck through her blinds just as Cara finally crawled into bed

Her gritty eyes closed, shutting out the light The bed was soft beneath her, the sheets faintly cool

Sleep pushed down on her as exhaustion swept through her body One deep breath, two, and the dreams claimed her

The dreanize any of the furniture Cara walked slowly across the floor, her bare feet soundless as they crept over the hardwood

Where was she? She thought of calling out, but fear stilled her tongue

Dream or reality? The question bored into her , vivid dreams

Sometimes it was nearly impossible to tell the dream world from the real one

A door waited in front of her Wooden, painted white Partially open

Her hand lifted Pressed lightly against the wood and sent the door swinging inith a soft creak

A man’s room The furniture was dark, heavy Clothes--a shirt, pants, socks--were tossed haphazardly onto the floor A king-size bed with rumpled covers waited in the middle of the room An occupied bed

Cara took a step toward the bed, then another, her movements almost helpless She kneould be in that bed, of course

There really wasn’t any doubt in her ht of him before her eyes closed Still tasted him on her lips

His dark hair was a sharp contrast to the white pillowcase His eyes were closed, his features softened in sleep

Todd Brooks

Dream or reality?

The floor creaked beneath her feet

His eyes flew open Locked on her

"Cara?"

Too late, she realized as happening But it had been such a long tirabbed her ar into the bed "You’re not real," he muttered "Daet" Then his rowl rumbled in the back of his throat

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