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“And, sweets, I think you should decide howfor, if you don’tthe thes

Uh-oh!

“Tor,” I whispered, “this is getting complicated We need to talk”

“One”

Oh dear

“Honey, we e –”

“Two”

I stared up at him and I knew by the determined look on his handso suspicion that when Prince Noctorno was deterot it

And that would include ht, in that instant, after the last four days, I couldn’t find it in ed, “Please don’t rip my clothes I like them a lot”

“Three,” he replied, I braced but he didn’t rip my clothes off He dipped a shoulder and then I was up and he was stalking to the bed

Oh God Nohat did I do?

I had to stall in order to set soers around his waist

God, his skin was soft but his muscles were hard and he arm all over

Shit!

“I’m not sure I’m ready for this,” I told his back

“Don’t worry, love, I’ll get you ready”

Oh boy

“I think we should… oh!”

I cried out because he tossed me over his shoulder and I landed on my back on the downy covers of his soft bed

He towered over th of

Oh God, I was in trouble

“Tor –”

“Take off your dressing gown,” he ordered

My brows drew together “My –?” I started to ask

“Take it off, Cora, or I will and I won’t be gentle”

Holy crap

I got up on my elbows “Tor!”

He pulled off his bathsheet

I started hyperventilating

I was not wrong He had great thighs And there was soreat, just looking at hiot to be nervous, scared or wonder what future lay ahead of me