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"And what is your preference on the matter?"

His ansas to sit beside her and take her into his ar, sound kiss that left no rooh everything that had held theer, her illness--was finallyaway There were now no barriers between thes for others and denied her own needs so often, found that she was hungry, hungry for the touch of another, and not just anyone, but Cade

Cade, however, was apparently still struggling between desire and propriety, for he pulled away "I--I aentleentleers across his lips and se darkened as dusk settled in Neither of theht a la her hand to twine her fingers with Cade’s, "that it was no h tied "Fate, destiny, the gods? Take your pick Maybe it’s pure coincidence I do not know What I do know is that you are here, and so am I It seems to me that between all that has happened and all that is to come, it would be wise to make the best use of our time"

"Are you sure?" Cade asked

"Let an was deter back She shook with suppressed excitement as she kissed him

Cade, perhaps surprised by her ardor, responded a heartbeat behind her, but quickly adjusted, drawing her close into his arms Her hands fell upon the et under his shirt

As she atte and nervous laughter, they rolled right off the bed and hit the floor with a thunk Barely distracted, they rose up, still kissing and touching, and entangled in Cade’s suspenders Karigan growled in frustration, wishing she had a knife on hand to cut theuessed Cade would have been alarion of his body Her persistence paid off, however, and soon his suspenders, along with his trousers, lay crumpled on the floor beside their bed What she had once seen of hirip of the ularly

Cade washer shirt one button at a ti her exposed flesh as he went, his lips lingering The as excruciating, and she wanted to tear her shirt off for him, but in the end, when it did finally fall away, the wait proved hile as his mouth and hands found her breasts She blazed within

He paused, pulled away froulf as wide as the ocean

"Don’t stop," Karigan said

"But" He blushed It was interesting to observe that not only his face reddened, but so did parts of his body usually concealed by his clothes "I have neverI never, uure it out"

"This is yourfirst, too?"

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