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One of his handsoutward so he could kiss h to shock ers raked into his hair, clutching hihtened

Suddenly a cold, sobering thought jabbed my mind: the sword Would it see this one too far? I had no idea where to draw the line when it caasped "IIyou have to stop"

In a heartbeat he was standing, his eyes searchingin my shallow breaths and flushed skin With the confidence of a guy who kno to drive a girl crazy, he pushed his hips againsta groan The near pleasure was almost painful, but he didn’t pull away He nibbled my earlobe and I clutched my hands around his back My body had never felt so desperate

"Let me touch you," he whispered "Just on the outside Let osh I had never, ever wanted anything more

His hand slid down my lower belly I wanted to cry as I forced my head to shake side to side "No No, we can’t"

"What is it?" He stepped back and a look of panicked regret crossed his face "I’m sorry, Anna--"

"No" I bent down and snatchedthem on "I don’t want you to be sorry I’ether in a hug He held hter I pressed ," he said

"Yeah, well, ht now," I adh "But I don’t want to take any chances when it comes to the hilt"

He froze up at the hteousness "You think it’s that sensitive?"

"I don’t know," I adels, you know?"

The whole "pure of heart" thing still wasn’t 100 percent clear to els didn’t have bodies, but for Neph and humans the mind and body were linked in many ways, like it or not The sword seemed pretty strict and I didn’t want to take any chances when it ca rid of the Dukes

"Are you okay?" I asked, tiltingsurprised that he could touch me openly with such tenderness

"Don’t worry about me I didn’thiht in the eyes

"You didn’t I love you I want all that with you Maybe someday?"

His eyes closed and the muscle at his temple flexed; I kneas afraid to hope I reached up on hten theabout his mouth all over h out of him