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She ran her hands over his shoulders and down his ared flesh, fascinated by the rock-hardoutside when the sun was up”
“I’d do it again, for you” And so saying, he covered her mouth with his
The touch of his lips on hers drove everything from her mind but the need to taste hiht of how close she had co hi one of her tears on the tip of his finger
“Nothing”
He drew back, his gazeWhy?”
“You could have been killed”
“But I wasn’t” He drew her into his e her hair Her concern touched hi home, no one had worried about hi his eyes, he kissed his way along the ser flared to life
Jackknifing into a sitting position, he turned his back to her What was he doing? He couldn’t hold her, make love to her, and not taste her And he was sorely afraid a taste wouldn’t be enough Not nohen he hurt like hell Perhaps never
He flinched at the touch of her hand on his shoulder
“Rane? What is it? What’s wrong?”
He shook his head “I can’t do this” He shivered as her fingers stroked his nape Her touch stoked his desire and his hunger It would be so easy to take her, to sheathe his in her tender flesh, to drink and drink…
Muttering an oath, he gained his feet and stalked toward theHis senses told him the storm had passed Soon, the sun would set If he drew back the heavy drapes and leaned out thelong would it take for the setting sun to turn his body to a pile of s ash?
He took a step forward, watched his hand rabbed his ar? Have you lost yourrapidly in the hollow of her throat
“Rane, please…” She laid a gentle hand against his singed cheek “I love you I can only ih, how painful this ine it! No one can I can’t look at you without wanting you, without wanting to drink and drink until there’s nothing left! Why do you stay with er, Savanah, aze, frightened her to the depths of her being and yet she couldn’t leave hi, suffering, and it was all her fault If she hadn’t gone outside, none of this would have happened
She lifted the silver chain over her head, then brushed the hair from her neck and canted her head to one side