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She slowed down to stop and glance at the front of camp There it stood Her brother’s head on a spike She s sense of satisfaction

"UhAnnwyl?" She looked around to see Danelin standing before her "You’re scaring theto watch her stare at the rehtened

"Sorry" He made to walk past her, but she stopped him "Nice work today, Danelin"

He smiled proudly, nodded, and moved on

As she neared her tent, Annwyl realized that no troops guarded it That could only h the flaps, she saw hih-backed chair A fur spread fro black hair, recently washed, partially covering his face and chest Her breath caught in her throat She becaon"

"Queen Annwyl"

This was the first she’d seen of hione off to help his faons, she to destroy as et their hands on But war and sex had now becohthat the sooner she cohus

"A bath awaits you" She glanced over at the huge tub Since she still had her brother’s blood in her hair, a bath ood idea

She moved to the middle of her tent and quickly re frohus He watched her closely with those beautiful black eyes of his The walls of her woth not to launch herself at him Instead, she slowly removed her surcoat Pulled off her boots and her chainmail Unbound her brsts and slipped off the material that covered her sex When done, she stood there His eyes roved languidly over her Taking in not only her body but every wound she noore on it after the day’s battle

He motioned to the tub with a flick of his eyes She slipped into it and shivered

"Cold?"

"A little"

Throwing off the fur covering, he slowly stood and walked toward her She studied his body as he ca, hard on She licked her lips, her only thought, sucking his sweet ck once again into her willing hus crouched down next to her He placed his hand in the tub between her thighs She’d hoped he would touch her but he didn’t His hand only rested there until she noticed that the water warick really did have its uses

"Relax," he coaxed her gently And she did just that, leaning back into the tub Letting her head rest on the rihus poured water over her hair and soaped up her scalp He washed the blood and sweat of the day from her hair and eventually her body

"Comfortable?"