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Pandora glanced down between them dubiously "Helen said it does h broke from him He’d never known it was possible to be this aed to say "I promised I wouldn’t take away your choices And I’ll always keephim with those wondrous blue eyes, Pandora restedin a double-blink as she felt the thick, involuntary twitch of his hard flesh nestled against her "What are we going to do now?" she whispered

"What do you want to do?" he whispered back, watching her in fascination

They studied each other, both of the Very carefully, as if she were experiht herwith increasing fervor

No wo out sensation and soft fire as if she were sucking raw honey froer it went on, however, the wilder she became One of the to be her, and she was roaned as she writhed on his lap So da her face in his hands, he pulled back and tried to gentle her "Easy, love Relax I’ll give you everything you--"

Before he could even finish the sentence, Pandora dove back in and captured his , she tried to feelat the bottom of the shirt placket, but there were no rasped the sides of the placket and tugged roughly, trying to tear the garht have worked with an ordinary shirt, but the front of an evening shirt was seith an extra thickness of cloth and pressed with a double portion of starch to keep it smooth

Despite Gabriel’s acute arousal, he felt an irresistible laugh swell in his chest as he looked down at her, his s aBut there was no way in hell he would risk hurting her feelings at such a ht to tug the he his chest coarment was stripped away, Pandora attached herself to hi over his chest and sides with unbridled greed Gabriel eased back in his seated position Later he would teach her about pacing and control, about the slow build of desire, but for now, he would allow her free rein Her braid had coht on ripples of dark water It caressed and tickled his body as she ent and unmeasured patterns

Gabriel’s entire body was as taut as a eon rack His hands clenched into the sofa cushion until his fingers threatened to punch holes through the brocade He fought to keep hishis own desire as Pandora continued to kiss hi her mouth from his with a frazzled, wordless exclamation, Pandora dropped her head to his shoulder She breathed in gasps, clearly not knohat she wanted, only that the pleasure oven with frustration, and everything she did to satisfy it only made it worse

It was time to take control With a syathered her loose hair into a single strea for you, little love Will you trust me for a few minutes?"

Chapter 13

Pandora considered the question withoutwith so and sharp and shaky "What are you going to do?" she asked

Gabriel’s hands htness "You knoould never hurt you"

It didn’t escape her that he hadn’t answered the question directly She pushed herself up on his chest then, looking down at him He was inhumanly beautiful as he lay there beneath her, all whipcordfrom a dreae of his nose, as if he’d been out in the sun too long His light blue eyes glinted withlashes A living, breathing Adonis, she thought, a wave of gloo over her

"I think we should stop now," she said reluctantly

Gabriel shook his head, squinting slightly as if mystified by the state Prince Chars with a girl who can waltz"

"What the devil does waltzing have to do with this?"

"It’s a metaphor"

"For what?" Gabriel h his hair Despite his atteolden-bronze locks fell back into disheveled layers, so over his forehead, and it looked wonderful He laid an araze locked on her

Pandora was so distracted by his tautlyfleece of hair on his chest, she could barely recall the answer "For all the things I can’t do Your ill have to act as hostess for all kinds of events, and attend balls and soirées with you, and os can’t dance with her husband? People would ask What excuse could I give them?"