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Then she’d be his Totally Co on the edge of giving hi he wanted It wouldn’t have taken much to push her over Her ht now It would take just a shts and she would be on her way to total devotion

His slave

That thought stopped him cold He didn’t want that for her That was how the Synestryn worked They forced their human servants--the Dorjan--to love them, worship them

Paul pushed himself away fro irrevocable Unforgivable

Andra tried to pull hiainst her, but she eak and was no ht now

"Why did you stop?" she asked in a voice rich with arousal

"We can’t," he told her in a strained whisper "I want to, butthis is just wrong It’s not real"

"That wasn’t real?" she asked Her voice shook "It sure felt real to me"

Paul scooted a couple feet away, leaving Andra lying there, all sprawled out and breathless He had to look away and focus on the eain his self-control

"Yes It did" Because he was such a fucking bastard He wasit feel real for her

Paul’s stomach clenched and he had to adjust his jeans in order to pull in a breath without e himself "I’ht there with you, ready, willing, and eager"

The lingering effects of their kisses were still visible Her skin had heated, and a pretty pink blush had spread up over her cheeks Her lips were swollen and parted in invitation, and the languid sprawl of her long legs hten painfully in order to keep hi for her

"I know Neither one of us was thinking straight Logan and Nika are only a dooray"

"Nika," she breathed as if she’d forgotten she even had a sister "What the hell was I thinking?" She covered her face with her hands and let out a frustrated growl

The urge to coed to keep his distance

"I’o clean up this blood before it is a problem" He stood, or rather, had intended to Instead, he kind of lurched upward, winced as his erection was pinched painfully against his fly, and lian treated Nika’s blood like it was some kind of toxic waste He had me wrap up the IV in a wet towel so thewater"

"I probably should have been ht"

She’d followed hie of blood was on her shirt as well He nodded toward it "You’re going to need to change I’ll have to burn that shirt, along with anything Nika bled on"

Andra saw the blood, looked at it in horror, and stripped the shirt off, leaving only her sports bra behind It was h, but not nearly asto charge her

"Is there a clean one around here?" she asked

"At least one of the bedroom closets will be full of clothes Take whatever you want"

She turned to do just that when a screah the little house Nika’s scream

Andra slammed the bedroom door open, unable to contain her fear for her sister It was only twenty steps to the bedrooh all the horrible things Logan could have done to her Or an at all Maybe the ot into the rooan He was standing in front of the open , blocking the exit with his body "She needs ht here," said Andra, rushing forward "I’m fine"

Nika’s eyes met Andra’s, but there was little of the sister Andra reht now All that was left was the panicked desperation of fear Andra had seen it enough times before to wish they had so that had ever worked at the hospital to calm her down so she wouldn’t hurt herself

"Not you," screa her" Nika clawed at Logan’s body, but he did not rimaced and looked at Andra "I don’t want to hurt her, and if I try to restrain her, I will You need to cale and pulled a fraan’s face He ducked aside, but not enough The fralass shattered, and so his temple

"Shit," said Paul from behind her, and rushed into the bathroolass fro and she held it like a weapon she was aching to use Her ar it up, and she swayed as if she were about to fall over

Andra stepped forward slowly "Nika, please put the glass down You’re going to hurt yourself"

Nika’s eyes ild, but they pleaded with Andra to understand "I have to go Tori needsto ever hurt her again" Saying the words ainst the need to scream and lash out the way Nika was Part of her envied Nika’s ability to let go and rail at the world But Andra had to be strong Stay in control She was the only one left to take care of Nika