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He tasted good, he felt good on

He tore his mouth from mine and lifted his head an inch I opened ht as they blazed intowithturned on

“Gods,” he ht

“Bloody hell,” he went on

He had that right too

His eyes roamedhe’d kiss ain

He didn’t

Instead, his eyes turned to stone and he whispered, “Conniver”

I blinked andlittle schemer,” he kept at it and for so

“Get off , won’t you, Cora?” he asked

“Please,” I said softly, “get offnight,as the house he gave ine ould be better but I didn’t share thatonbecause it felt like he’d punched ut

Then I shoved at his shoulders, bucked and shrieked, “Get the fk off h for ain my feet I took several hasty steps away then whirled to face hi nothing when I saw him on his side, the hides to his waist, up on a forearnificent chest on display, his black hair tousled from sleep and his eyes on ly as well as a jerk

“Have I ?” I asked spitefully

He grinned

Grinned!

Jerk!

“Actually, yes,” he answered

“Good, I don’t want you to forget,” I returned

“Oh, I won’t forget”

“Excellent”

“Though,” he started, shoving the hides aside andlithely to his feet, “you don’t want rabbit for your next ood

“What?” I asked

“You don’t like rabbit,” he reminded me

It wasn’t that I didn’t like it It was that, even tasty, I couldn’t stop ross because I liked bunnies

“No,” I said cautiously as he crossed his arms on his chest

“You don’t want rabbit, love, then you earn soood

“Perhaps you’ll explain,” I suggested though, truth be told, I didn’t want hiested “A kiss for aelse, like clothes, you’ll need to get creative”

Uh-oh!

“Noctorno –”

He leaned forward slightly but ominously “I’m certain you can be creative, can’t you, Cora?”

“I’ve decided I like eating bunny and own is perfectly fine, thank you,” I snapped, wrapping my arms around my belly protectively

“You’ll need a bath You like to bathe, I reckon”

Oh shit