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Sa her, and pulled her into his arainst his chest Closing his eyes, he treasured the chance to give her the comfort a man could offer

Her hair always smelled of lavender with a hint of citrus--lih hands All wohthed, her breath a hint of war better but increased again when Ime here make them worse?" He could always bunk in his truck if--

"No No" Her forehead rubbed against his chest "They were nastier when I was here alone I feel safe around you" Her throaty laugh was rueful "Isn’t that the daoddamned world if he had to He stroked her back Slowly Silk over softness "It’s good Now tell ry with htened his grip

"No Talk to irl" He doubted he’d share if he were in her position, but hell, that’s why he got to be the Doot you off, and…"

"You’re such a s the sa laugh "Okay, it’s like this They took everything from us Clothes, speech Took our b-bodies All our choices Our…hueneralities, he wouldn’t correct her "Go on"

She had her ar into his back Another connection "All I--we--had left, all we could control were our thoughts I stayed cold Wouldn’t give the they affected otistical assholes A slave’s lack of fear wouldn’t go over well "Didn’t that otten worse He shut down the urge to sla

She whispered into his neck, "They gotfrozen was the only way I could fight back Then with you that night, I couldn’t--"

"Hell I took away your control and made you come"

Her head moved up and down on his shoulder "In front of all of the" She shuddered "The slave next to me… She looked at me like I’d betrayed her"

Dary, but it orse than he’d figured He’d underht to accomplish Forced her own body to betray her He was a damned fool "I’m sorry, Linda I wouldn’t have…not if I’d realized"

Her breasts flattened on his chest as she pulled in a breath "At first, I figured you et off for kicks Just to prove you could"

A flicker of anger woke at the realization she’d lined him up with the assholes

"But I know you better now You didn’t need to prove anything You already knehat you could do to htened on his back "You thought you were doing uy, and that’s how iven was like stepping into the war "I should have thought more carefully"

"It’s okay It wasn’t a place where you had ti the noise--crying and screa to the buyers’ debased de him down The stench of fear and sick lust had aveainst his shoulder With a half laugh, he moved to lie flat on his back and pulled her down beside hied her so her cheek rested on his shoulder His ar her closely, and the reht had it been since she’d let herself be snuggled? Long before the kidnapping Not with that jerk Dwayne--she’d just wanted hione And sweet as Lee was, he didn’t cuddle

This was…nice She breathed in the clean fragrance of his shirt, and deeper, hisher left leg over his, she bumped into a hard erection An appalled sound escaped her, and she tensed

"Girl" The single chastising word so she didn’t want and how guys get erections and she was being silly All in one word