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She ca in tremors that racked her from head to toe As she shattered around him, Lazaro’s tempo became a storm He crashed into her with abandon, his i, so deliciously wild He cursed against the side of her neck as his own release roared up on hi deeper with every stroke, until a wordless shout tore out of hiistered the hot blast of his orgas particle of her being She was drained and completed all at once, awash in a pleasure that rocked her to her soul

But Lazaro wasn’t finished with her yet, apparently

Instead of pulling out, he guided her legs up around hiainst hi with the aftershocks of release He brought her into the bedrooan to drive her ain

The temptation to stay with her in his bed had been all but irresistible, but after hours oflove to Melena, Lazaro finally let her sleep No easy thing, for how much he still craved her His desire for her soft curves and addicting heat was rivaled only by his newer thirst for her

He didn’t want to think about how strong those urges were, now that he’d indulged so recklessly--selfishly--in both

He didn’t want to think about how right it felt to lie next to her, inside of her, to hear her soft cries of pleasure or the quiet puffs of her breath as she slept so sweetly--trustingly--in his arms

He didn’t want to think about any of that when reality waited for them in DC in just a few short hours

Lazaro slipped away fro a prickle in his ancient Breed veins as he headed down to the command center toin fro as he approached with the others from the far end of the corridor The brutal warriorroom for the mission review Jehan and Sav both slowed as their path reeted hiazes

"How did it go out there?" Lazaro asked thes on the street about the explosion on Turati’s yacht?"

Jehan answered first "Nothing that we found It was just a typical night in the Eternal City A couple of club brawls to break up before they got too bloody and created a bigger proble past curfew near the train station"

"No unusual activity at all?"