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If I’d thought he looked luscious with his jacket open, that was nothing compared to how he looked with it off His shoulders were so broad, my arms wouldn’t fit around theold, and his taut abdo would probably bare everything beneath

I had a sudden urge to test that theory, and I claspedcrazy

"So, some ride," I said, more than a little breathless

He caer that flashed across his features al, Ivy"

He alhly sensual voice felt like it rubbed ht, so I took a step backward--and almost tripped over a headstone Adrian’s hand shot out, steadyingmyself

S my heart ha hi; it was addictive, which hy I had to get away fro his darkly erotic stare promised me that I’d love

I took his jacket off and held it out to hi the jacket, he used it to tug me into his arms His hair brushed my face as he leaned down, and willpower alone caused me to turn my head at the last second, so that his ht the movement, but slid his mouth lower until he reached ue, and I shuddered when he pressed his lips ht suction hadfrom sensations, until I needed the arht have fallen

"Ivy" His voice was rough, and the hands that slid over ly possessive "I want you"

I could feel that in the hard flesh that pulsed againstthrob responded I’d been overwhelry, lost, betrayed, burdened and brokenhearted over the past several ht now, all I felt was passion that threatened to boil over until it scaldedburned

But I couldn’t Doing so wouldn’t just be epically stupid--it would be greedy, and greed was so to be avoided at all costs when it cauilty of three betrayals: trust, when he stole froreed, when he accepted those thirty pieces of silver; and death, when he identified Jesus to the Rouards with that final, infa to me about reed by saying yes now

"No," I said, pushing hio far, and his hands flexed into fists as if he were fighting a fierce inner battle

"Okay, so I still want you," I went on, because that was obvious "Whether that’s destiny, lust or so else, I don’t know, but if you care about me like you claim to, you’ll stay away fro to betray ain"

And the only way he could prove that was if we succeeded in finding Moses’s staff and using it to repair the realm walls, then found the final, halloeapon, and did all of this without getting killed in the process I ive him a chance only if ere the last two people left on earth

Even still, I couldn’t stop the eh barriers that hadn’t been strong enough to hold theht--I did still care for him And that weakened e of

"I need to stay focused if I have any chance at winning this fight," I continued, ain, if you really want to show ed, walk away fro that I wondered if he was going to walk aithout a word If he did, it would be for the best, which hy I refused to say anything else

"What if I can prove that I won’t betray you again?" he finally asked, surprising h "If any of us are still alive after this whole thing is over, sure, I ht be up for a date"