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She was there when he opened his eyes The fog lifted just enough to reveal her fore of the dark wood The misty air nipped at his bare skin as he ran to her She must have heard him aand her ht

He didn’t speak He sie of the wood, laying her down on a bed of leaves that appeared before him She opened her asp as he spread her legs and lay in the cradle of her body

He kissed her over and over again Her fingers twisted in his hair and dug into his neck, pulling his wrapped around his hips

"More," she murmured when histhe soft skin there as she arched beneath him "More"

"Yes" He hissed out in pleasure when his hips surged forward and his body breached hers The sharp bite of her nails in his shoulder reminded him of the needle in his arm and the heady pleasure and pain of his new spells

He pulled back to meet her eyes, and the naked desire in them fed his own She bit her lip, then pulled his head down, sinking her teeth into the full curve of his lower lip as he ed through hi theold in the darkness

More

She cried out when she ca her arms around his shoulders as he continued to drive into her Inextricably, eternally linked The other half of his soul, reaching for itsfor in the darkness, and he pulled her with hiht

Ava woke in the pitch black, her body aching in awareness and his voice whispering in her ht, holding on to the dream She could sense his phanto his jaw as it brushed over the sensitive skin on her belly Her stomach was in knots and she ached

Ached

As if her h months had passed As if she could turn over in her bed and he would be there She forced back the tears in her eyes, shutting thees that haunted her nights

"Reshon…"

Ava sat up, pushing back the down co the cold bite her skin She rubbed her are of the bed She’d get noin the warm clothes Max had found for her in Turkey, she crawled out of bed and headed toward the kitchen The clock in the corner told her it was only three aot to the kitchen, she saw a lantern set on the counter and a wo not to be alarmed