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"I spent most of my time alone," she whispered, her eyes half-closed "I liked it that way"

"Did you like it?" he asked, washing andher other arm "Or were you simply accustomed to it? Was it easier without the voices?"

Both her ar her body to him as Malachi moved on from her arms to brush the silken cloth over the rise of her breasts

Her voice hitched "It was easier I didn’t have to concentrate on blocking the voices when I was alone It was peaceful"

"Are you peaceful now?" he whispered, the cloth ducking lower, stroking over her breasts, circling her navel, until her body was tre the cloth and using his hands to stroke over her flesh Slowly, deliberately teasing her His tattooed arm slid under the water and toward the lush heat of her His fingers dipped to the juncture of her thighs, feathering touch along the crease before he dipped into her slick heat Her body soft with pleasure, she arched back and felt his lips tracing down her neck

"I love touching you, Ava" His breath whispered across her neck "You were meant to be touched and kissed To feel pleasure"

She felt it rising His fingers moved deliberately, his other hand on her breast as he played Ava’s body, and her sighs echoed off the marble walls

"You…" She gasped, looking down to see his black-scribed ar her breasts as the other disappeared into the water, driving her slowlyyou" He turned her head, sing her cries of pleasure in a kiss as she caainst his hand Her skin was alive She felt hiainst her back, his legs cradling her Every sense was alive Every instinct pulled her toward him

Reshon

The voice hadn’t coh her own mind as he kissed her over and over, his arainst pale skin She could see the faint silver glow as his talesm reacted to her

Reshon

He sloorked her down, her pulse cal under his hands There were tears in her eyes when they slipped closed

"Sleep, Ava," he whispered as she laid her cheek against his shoulder "I will hold you"

The next week passed in relative peace Malachi continued with his dogged patience, diffusing the fights Ava see, even when she tried Try as she ht, she couldn’t seem to combat his steady affection She snapped; he joked She sneered; he s

It onderful

And with each s current of devotion and loyalty Their chemistry was undeniable, but every time she turned fro kiss, a little bit of her walls cru she could barely acknowledge