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"Mayhap he will not wish to perfor her hand "Just naht?"

"Would toht be too soon?"

"I don't think so I'll call Father Lanzoni e get hoht she would be Roshan's wife Mrs Roshan DeLongpre "Oh! Will we not need sorunted softly "I suppose so"

"I have no friends in the city save for Myra at the bookstore Would it be all right for me to ask her?"

"Sure, if that's what you want"

"Who will stand beside you?" Brenna asked

"That's a good question Perhaps Father Lanzoni knows of sopre," she murmured "It sounds pretty, does it not?"

"It sounds perfect," he said, drawing her into his arainst hi with love and happiness

He gazed down at her aher Had it been the hand of fate that made him chose Ancient History and Myths, Fact or Fiction fro himself? Was it possible that he and Brenna were always ether? Had Zerena cursed him with the Dark Trick so that he would be able to travel back in time to save Brenna from the flahts

"What are you s about us," he said

"That always htly kneading her shoulders and then, unable to wait any longer, he lowered his head and kissed her

Sweet, he thought, sweeter than the wine of the gods Sweeter man the barely reue along Brenna's lower lip, savoring the taste, the softness, before plundering the sweetness within Desire sparked between the her body closer to his

Shewith his She ran her hands over his chest, down his ar and powerful as Roshan could be so tender, so very, very gentle His strength excited her, ood way, because they both knew she wasn't helpless

With a sigh of regret, Roshan put her away from him

Brenna made a soft sound of protest deep in her throat "Why did you stop?"

He shrugged sheepishly "I don't know It just seeht before we're to be ht last night?"