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He wrapped his hand around hers "Co more rest"

"How much do you remember about yourself?"

She looked so hopeful, he hated to disappoint her "Just bits and pieces"

"You don’t really rean pulling her turtleneck up, his desire to seehavoc with his need to keep his distance Her sht try to stop hiht before, she didn’t

"You don’t renificant other?"

"No, sorry, Tessa I wish I did, but those memories still elude me" However, he hoped that the fact he couldn’t recall, meant he didn’t have awhere he was going with this Not that he didn’t wonder hih for the both of theainst the fabric,hily tiny, white lace bikini panties showed off a wealth of silky skin Every inch kissable

He wanted to take her right then and there But he couldn’t Not until he knew for certain whether he was mated Until that time, he was free to pleasure huarou, the bond was for a lifeti unless one of them died

He pulled Tessa into bed, determined to bury his lustful intentions until he knew for certain whether he was attached or not Covering theainst his chest, breathed in the srant scent of her skin, her soft heat captivating hi touch aroused a throbbing need he couldn’t fulfill

Tessa saw the longing in Hunter’s gaze, kneanted her And she wanted him also But she loved the way he was reluctant to take the relationship further until he knew for sure if he had someone Maybe he wasn’t attached, and with the way hisbefore he knew the truth

Shecloser She swore he let out a htened his hold on her, his hard and aroused body fitting snuggly against hers She had never felt so protected in her life, and she didn’t want the sensation to stop

"Rourke really respects you," she said under her breath "He doesn’t have many friends,anyone does and it either irritates people or makes them nervous, which causes them to shy away froht"

"Hht not be of the sah and tumble Navy SEAL friends but he’s not so bad"

"Oh?"

"Not for me--as a boyfriend But as a friend for you That’s why you invited hirunted "To watch over you while I look for the intruder I couldn’t leave you alone unprotected, worried he’d sneak into the house while I was searching for hiht, but she wanted to hear hiht" Even if it was midday

"I wasn’t a Navy SEAL"

"Maybe not, but you are now And the way you react to situations, cook like you’re used to living out of doors, have such an uncanny awareness of danger and how to deal with it, you ht as well be a Navy SEAL It fits with the beach scene anyway Maybe you’re really an Arer or Special Forces or a ed "Doesn’t matter"

"Would to me if I were trained in one of the other fields"

She turned her head, his lips curved, and she gave hi half as well"

He ran his hand over her hair, then combed the strands with a silky touch "Do you think a Navy SEAL would have ended up where I did? Flat on my back, half dead?"

"You were flat on your stoers sweeping through her hair and wished they could take the relationship further "Only a Navy SEAL or sohly trained professional in survival tactics would probably have endured the ordeal"

His hand drifted to her breast, his touch blazing a trail of heat across her skin

Her nipple tightened, begging for release from the lacy bra She’d never known anyone as sexy as Hunter, so sure of himself, but sensitive, too

"I wish I knew for certain if I had a significant other, Tessa" He wrapped his ar"

"Hmm, I hope you’re unattached, Hunter" She closed her eyes and breathed in hishis heated e ti lately, there wasn’t much chance at that Even now she envisioned a wife and a couple of s for Hunter to return horoaned inwardly

No way did she ever want to be a home breaker like her father had been