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The Collar’s spells were strong, locked hard in place Andrea knew she couldn’t negate the power, but she could at least ease its intensity

It took longer than she’d have liked, but Andrea ic beneath the Collar and loosen the wires of pain Sean’s body began to relax, as, one by one, the bright wires unwound the breath When Andrea opened her eyes, he was looking at her, his irises calmed back to lake blue

Andrea exhaled in relief "Better?"

Sean’s ansas a growl He dragged Andrea into his arht his hard mouth down on hers

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

His ht for him, and then, when Sean had collapsed in ic into hiony cease and slink away, as though she’d coo He’d opened his eyes to find Andrea’s head bowed, eyes closed, her brow puckered in a little frown as she concentrated on easing his pain

She was theon this earth

The ground et, cold, unco her as he rose to his feet with newfound strength He pushed her down against the stillwarm hood of the car, and she smiled and wrapped her arms around him

Andrea’s mouth was a point of heat Sean licked it He liked the taste soacross her lips, and then down her chin and her slender throat Her shirt was tight against her body, and Sean reached to tear the fabric away

"Don’t" Andrea’s hands ca for her He couldn’t stop his snarl of frustration, and she laughed

"Let me I don’t want you to rip it; it’s one of rasped the hem of the shirt and slipped it off over her head

There she sat, on the hood of Glory’s car, bare fro up at him with her brsts naked in the winter sunshine It was cold, which tightened her niles into dark points, but when he touched her, she arm, so war her as he pushed her down on top of the hood

"Not fair" She hooked her finger into his waistband "Take these off If you get to look at soistered her words He yanked off his boots and then his pants She raised on her elbows to watch hi theh But not just now" He tugged off the underwear and tossed it on top of his jeans

Andrea’s laughter died as she roved her gaze to his very obvious wanting She lingered there, her s

"What is so da my luck that the alpha who volunteered to claim me wasn’t ancient And limp"