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My spine tingled as he sat me down on the bed

"Wait here," he said

I did as he requested He returned a e blue tarpaulin I lifted myself fro the silk linen

Then he nodded toward the center of the bed I positioned

He removed his shirt and dropped it to the floor Then he climbed onto the bed and crawled toward s straddled my hips He unbuttonedit on the floor next to his own Then he removed my jeans Noore only my underwear

His breath hitched as he positioned hi to my neck

He placed his hands either side ofin ht my lips in his I could feel how tense he was, and I could feel hihtly I reached upto reassure him When his lips broke away from mine, I whispered:

"I trust you, Caleb"

Chapter 19: Caleb

My hands shook slightly as they rested inthe feel of her warainst ain

Rose’s sweet scent engulfed me as I dipped doer So close to her, normally by noould be in full-blown battle ht would be different For the first time since I had met her, I would taste her blood I sed hard as she stared up at