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"You can’t expectwith more women than I can count to just little ole h crept out

He stared atme I shifted on the stool, uncoaze What the hell was he thinking?

"Why don’t you see it? You’re so fucking beautiful, and you don’t even see it!" A spark of anger flashed in his eyes "There was a tiue of yours put to work in ways you could only iot about how much I wanted just your body at my control It was deeper than even I realized

"It was you, Cassandra--your heart, your kindness--and before I kneas happening or had a chance to stop it, I foundto hold only you To kiss you, worship you, and finally discover what it was like to make love to a woman"

I sat there, the lost butterflies that’d been hidden for the past ut My heart raced, and I watched with soft eyes as his hand reached out, the pad of his thu tear that slid out ofeye

He placed his thu, "Tell o Tell me I have no chance, and that you’ll never love ain If you want me to one I just need you to be honest and tell me I can’t see you in pain any you"

Harsh tears stungdeep My eyes never strayed froe, fighting with everything it had to reach hi him to stay But all I could hear was the voice ine your life, one way or another"

Could I really let him leave? Could I walk away fro so pure and raw insidefor?

Could I really live without him? Could I--

It happened in a flash:ht behind it--only need

Logan reacted instantly, pullinghis botto his forehead on ed breath, I opened ue into his

Chapter Fourteen

Bo wave of war the arousal building withinand dancing with s were between his, his hands inback to life despite oing to think--not now--just feel It was ary nerves that had been restless for far too long I kissed hi else in the world I should be doing, as his hands traveled down my back and settled on my hips