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"Hand on take it to the apothecary"

"I’ll tell hiritted teeth

"Fine" He went to straighten the haphazard collection of items on the table near the bed, cups and tu cards, and a little hand-bell that Pandora had yet to use because she was never left alone long enough to need solance up at her husband He wasn’t overwrought, he was overbearing But as she stared es of shadows beneath his eyes, and the lines of strain, and the tense set of his rim, restless beneath the surface It occurred to her that, along with his constant worrying over her, teeks of celibacy had not brought out the best in his character

She thought of those brief, dry kisses he’d been giving her How nice it would feel if he held her, really held her, and kissed her the way he used to As if he loved her

Lovehe often used the word as an endears a thousand ways, but he’d never actually said those three simple words As for hershe was the wallfloho’d soht the handsomest man at the ball, the man everyone wanted Obviously it wasn’t fair for her to be the one to take the risk

But soh the medicine spoons, she decided to take the bull by the horns "You probably already know this," she said bluntly, "but I love you In fact, I love you so much that I don’t ainst certain root vegetables, or your strange preoccupation with spoon-feedingto love you"

The declaration wasn’t exactly poetic, but it seemed to be what he’d needed to hear

The spoons clattered on the table In the next ainst his chest "Pandora," he said huskily, holding her against his violently thu heart "I love youto ht You’re thewas invented You’re the reason h to survive without you I need you too muchI need you"

She turned her face to his Here at last was her fa The feel of his solid chest against hers brought the tips of her breasts to throbbing points She tilted her head back luxuriously, and he feasted on the tender side of her neck, using his tongue, grazing with the edge of his teeth until she shivered with pleasure

Breathing heavily, Gabriel lifted his head and held her, rocking her slightly She could feel the struggle inside hi and forced restraint

As he htened around his neck "Stay in bed with me"

He sed audibly "I can’t, or I’ll devour you whole I won’t be able to stop ht"

"I can’t risk hurting you"

"Gabriel," she told hi to run up and down the stairs while singing ‘Sally In Our Alley’ at the top of s"

His eyes narrowed "Try that, and I’ll tie you to the bed"

Pandora sht scratchiness of his face "Yeslet’s do that"

Groaning, he began to pull away, but at that point she’d rappled, but it wasn’t at all a fair fight because he was terrified of hurting her, and he was too wildly aroused to think straight

"You’ll be gentle," Pandora coaxed, unfastening buttons, pushing her hands inside his clothes "You do everything, and I’ll lie still You won’t hurt me You see, this is the perfect way to keepto restrain hi in hi Shebeneath his, and he gasped With a prihtdress and ripped it down the front His head lowered over her breasts, his ue stroking and circling Dreamily she lifted her hands to his head and slid theh her fingers Herhythood at this, his touch sensitive and knowing, spreading thrills across her skin like a net of sparks He touched between her legs, playing sweetly, his fingers sliding in with such teasing slowness that she moaned and arched in demand The exquisite deep caress withdrew He worked his hands beneath her botto her like a chalice as he searched with hissoftly as he lavished her with textures of silk, velvet, liquid fire, and gently rasping bristle The hs contracted and relaxed helplessly, her body straining to take in sensation, while heat danced in her stoonizingly sensitive peak of her sex, darting, tickling, bringing the rising pleasure to the edge of culmination

There had been ti her with just enough sti release until she begged for mercy But now, to her vast relief, he didn’t ripped her bottoainst his mouth