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She stared at hiht

Soht, she had begged Rane to ? Of course, the real proble at all She had been feeling lost and alone Caught up in the reality of death, she had reached out to Rane and surrendered her virtue in theact known to uilty sigh Wonderful, and all wrong

Sitting up, with the sheet tucked under her arms, she cradled her head in her hands Lord, what if she was pregnant? Would her child be a shape-shifter? She groaned softly What had she been thinking, to indulge in unprotected sex with a , she had found comfort in Rane’s arms

On some deep, primal level, she had been aware of his presence beside her even while she slept, had taken co nearby

Except that he wasn’t hu the sheet over her brsts with one hand, she studied the low of the night-light he had thoughtfully left burning He was truly theand re there, with one aran warrior prince awaiting the arrival of his favorite courtesan

The thought brought a rush of heat to her cheeks Last night, she had played the courtesan Shame made her cheeks burn hotter What kind of woman was she, to ht her father had been killed and her house had been ransacked? How could she be in bed with a man she hardly knew?

A h dark, heavy-lidded eyes

He sat up, exposing a pair of broad shoulders and a chest Savanah knew all too well

Savanah searched herwitty and urbane to say and ca he would break the aard silence between thein?” he asked, unable to couise the accusation in his voice

She stared at hi the silence hadn’t been so bad, after all And then she shrugged “You didn’t ask”

He grunted softly, his gaze searching hers “Regrets?”

“No Yes I don’t know”

“There’s no need for you to feel guilty about what happened”

“Isn’t there?” Tears scalded her eyes

“No It was a nor and in need of coht had been more than sexual intimacy How could he make her understand that?

“Is that e shared? Comfort?”