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This, however, would have been noticeable at a hundred yards

Gabriel’s hand caaze "Don’t be afraid," he said thickly

"I’m not," she said quickly Perhaps a little too quickly "I was only surprised becausewellit’s not like a little boy’s"

Gabriel blinked, and amusement deepened the creases at the outer corners of his eyes "It is not," he agreed "Thank God"

Taking a deep breath, Pandora tried to think past the attack of nerves He was her husband, and a beautifully made man, and she was determined that every part of hi part No doubt his former mistress would have known exactly what to do with it The thought awakened Pandora’s competitive instincts Now that she’d asked him to discard his mistress, she could hardly prove herself a poor replace the initiative, she pushed at his shoulder, trying to urge hilance

"I want to look at you," she said, pushing again

This ti doith one muscular ar itself Propping herself up on an elbow, Pandora set a tentative hand on his htly knit with muscle She leaned over him to nuzzle the coarsely silky fleece on his chest His breathing changed as she used the tip of her tongue on a flata tiny, diamond-hard point When he offered no objections, she continued to explore hi the backs of her knuckles to the sleek line of his hip, and doard his groin, where the sun-colored skin becae of softly springy curls, she hesitated and glanced up at his face The trace of a shtened, and his lips had parted as if he wanted to speak but couldn’t

For such an articulate ht wryly, her husband had certainly chosen the wrong tiestion here or there, would not have gone amiss But Gabriel only stared down at her hand as if spellbound, and breathed like a broken steam boiler He seemed positively helpless with anticipation

Some mischievous corner of Pandora’s heart relished the discovery that this large, virile creature wanted her touch so badly She scratched her fingertips lightly through the coarse, silky hair, and the heavy shaft twitched against the taut surface of his storoan cahs contracted visibly Feeling braver, she scooted down on the bed and delicately grasped the rigid length of him It was as hot as a fire-iron, and very nearly as hard The skin was satiny and fever-colored, and judging from the way he shivered, intensely sensitive Fascinated, she dared to fondle up and down the shaft, and hts below

His breathing roughened The scent of him here was clean like white soap, but teency Pandora drew closer, drawing inscent On i, cool streath of him

Gabriel reached down to her head with an incoherent sound Leaning closer, she touched hiue, and licked upward as if it were a stick of sugar-candy The texture of hi she’d ever felt before

Catching her beneath her arms, Gabriel pulled her upward until she straddled his hips, with his hard-swollen erection pressed between theainst hers He cupped the back of her head in one hand, carelessly dislodging a few hairpins from the upswept curls, while the other hand slid over her naked bottothe folds of her sex with silky friction The crisp fur on his chest teased the tips of her breasts and sent darts of fire down to the quick of her body The strokes against her sex beca, glides of heat and moisture

Her head jerked up, and she froze, her face turning scarlet

"Iit’s wet" she whispered, mortified

"Yes" Gabriel’s eyes were heavy-lidded, lashes shadowing drowsy depths of starlight blue Before she could say another word, he had pulled her high enough to fasten his mouth to her breast Sheher ride the slick, searing hardness, his hands kneading her botto with sensation, desperate for the tension to spill into relief

Rolling carefully, Gabriel pressed her onto her back and began to browse over her body with hot, feathery kisses His hands wandered over her skillfully, causing downy hairs to prickle and lift everywhere His fingertips traced sinuous patterns inside her leg, venturing higher and higher, finally reaching the sently he touched her She felt the subtle, centering pressure of a fingertip, and stiffened as it slid forward The intrusion burned as her inner ainst her stoh she couldn’t make out the words, the low resonance of his voice soothed her

The finger worked deeper, finding sensitive places that le of curls, searching ae of intense pleasure, kissing and suckling at the little crest of her sex, while his finger played inside her She couldn’t help grinding her hips in tightly curtailedwordlessly for relief His touch withdrew briefly, only to return with er She began to protest, but then his asped and spread her shaking thighs