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So in the precious fewher hand resting over his heart--and thought

Why had she coer had frozen her on the waterfront when he turned her away By the tione After catching the familiar profile of his driver--for surely that distinctive chin could only belong to one of Murphy’s kin--Anne traveled to the one place that had ree in life and in eternity And she’d found him

Nohat do you plan to do with hied

She had no idea

Anne was so hungry For blood For him She wanted to bite Wanted to sink her teeth into his neck, his groin Bite any hint of gentleness in his hard body and take

"I won’t be polite"

A part of her didn’t want him to be Anne knew the urbane, sophisticated vaht him in the wild and found him Her mate, as he admitted, was no settled ht clothes

Anne could hear the distant voices of hue of thestream that ran behind the old-style wooden caravan She took a deep breath and calon as low lights switched on, preparing for the gathering dark

A vahtproof Secure The curtain surrounding the bed was made of Venetian velvet, the bed beneath theleaany cabinets and shelves

Only Murphy

Books and old records sat on the shelves A few scattered pictures hung on the walls Peeking into the wagon showed a picture of Murphy’s soul A man who loved his luxuries but valued his people and memories above all else

She felt him stir Not his body, but his blood came to life within her

Anne watched in anticipation His eyes flew open and his chest rose Murphy gasped; his first breath upon waking had always re frory eyes

Without a word, he was on her

He framed her face with both hands, crouched over her like a feral thing, leaning down to put his face at the curve of her throat He drew a deep breath, as if inhaling her into hiht air and the scent of freshwater He h fro to the wild in his scraped up her throat

"No blood," she whispered

He snarled at her but replaced his teeth with sucking kisses and long licks His hands clutched her hair, and his body pressed into hers

Anne let out a reluctant groan Not ed about Murphy when he woke

She drew her knees up and let hi back when she felt his arousal Corded arms banded around her as he drew her closer She heard her camisole rip at the shoulder