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Then he heard her ainst his throat "What?" he asked softly, and he started at her answer

"Harder"

She couldn’t believe she said the word once, much less twice But she had always been a woman who knehat she wanted And she needed him to move inside of her harder She appreciated the tientleness of it all, but she was over the hardest part He had breached her maidenhead in expert fashion and now she wanted to move past that

He paused "Did you just say ‘harder?’"

"Yes" She cringed "Guess that was rude" An accusation flung at her more than once

He licked the hollow of her neck "Not at all"

He slammed into her and Annwyl felt every nerve in her body coain She closed her eyes and let the pleasure wash over her

As he moved inside of her, she ran her hands down his back When heat spread fro her nails into his back as her whole body began to tighten and she lost her breath When the first spash her, her nails ripped across his flesh and she screaainst his

He sla as he released inside of her

Annwyl leaned her forehead against his neck She closed her eyes and listened to his breathing His heart beat against her chest as his warm body held her close Before she knew it, Annas asleep

He could feel Annwyl’s even breathing against his hot flesh as she fell asleep against hirass He s hair away from her face and stared down at her No frowns No worries It looked as if she were having a dreamless sleep

He cradled her in his arms and kissed her sweat-covered forehead He closed his eyes When they awoke he’d tell her the truth All of it

Whether his mad little warlord wanted to hear it or not

Chapter 10