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Steam rose fro the wind Snow accumulated on the stone, but flakes s of paper lanterns stretched frolow

She wasted no ti and bra, she descended the natural rock steps into the water

That body would be the death of hi her wet hair back, revealing her perfect ears "Come in!"

He recalled Dalli’s words: "Win her" He wanted an iron bond with Josephine

Then the forge had best be hot

FORTY-FOUR

Jo didn’t knohat had gotten into Rune, but as he strode toward the edge of the springs, with his eyes so dark and threatening, her laughter died As if in response to a threat, her body tensed, herquicker and quicker, until parts of him blurred

She blinked, and he was in the water with her naked She sed hard as he stalked closer Steam dampened his smooth skin and his black hair As his torso flexed, his tattoos glided over chiseled muscle Soon the water would erase that blood rune on his side

Standing before her, he used a claw to slice away her bra and then her thong, tossing the scraps away "Nothing corazed his knuckles over a nipple, his silver rings clinking against her piercing "Tell me why you’ve seized onher close, trapping his straining dick between them It was hotter even than the water "Why do you want more from me?"

Breathless, she said, "Because you’re rasped her nape "I’ll tell you--because I’m the first Lore male you’ve ever known If you’d met another before me, your attentions would be fixated on him"

Dickwad! As if she didn’t know her ownand inexperienced to--"

She cupped his sac and tugged

"Josie?"

"You’reextraordinary in every way, now does it?" Yank

Groan He eased his legs farther apart for her and rocked his hips

"If you underestimate me, Rune, I will always have you like this: by the balls Get aze locked on hers "Two can play at that" He cupped her pussy with a firrip