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He’d strip her out of all those proper clothes and get as much skin-on-skin contact as possible

The play of sparks between the into her skin--

would be enough to light the sheets on fire And even though he wasn’t supposed to want a woether

Who was he to argue with centuries of proof that the syste to enjoy convincing her to play along with tradition

And part of that convincing was getting her thinking in the right direction

He cupped the back of her neck and pulled her toward hi the distance between them She slid forward on the seat, which shoved her skirt up her thighs

Neal stepped up, wedging hiet as close as he needed to be

Her eyes slid to his ed through hiht of this woh to send hi Synestryn bear down on hiet close to his lady

A low sound of warning rose up fro he could do to stop it

He felt Viviana stiffen slightly under his hand, but it was too late for second thoughts now

He pressed his lips to hers, forcing hiue

Just the contact of her lips on his

It wasn’t even close to enough

He wanted ut,out, hopping around on his skin as if celebrating the contact

Against his will, his fingers tightened around her neck, stroking slightly over her bare nape He wanted to taste her there, to kiss and suck and bite while he took her fro and swollen, and the need to push her legs wide and rub hiht He slid a hand up her thigh, feeling the silkiness of her stockings, then the even softer texture of her bare skin Thigh-highs Naughty girl under all that priht made him lose control

Neal opened his mouth to deepen their kiss, but she ay ahead of hiainst his,his blood heat She fisted her hands in his shirt, jerking him closer, and all he could think was that he wished he hadn’t put it back on He’d give anything to feel her pal to connect with her

She slid to the edge of the seat, widening her thighs to ernails through his shirt was an exquisite torture, but not nearly as good as the sharp little nips of her teeth on his bottom lip

A soft, feminine moan filled the space between them Cold air swirled around them

He’d have to keep her warm, cover her body with his Not that he’dblanket any day of the week and count himself a thousand kinds of lucky

Neal cupped her breast, feeling the slippery silk fabric of her blouse warh the da it the way he wanted He wondered if her nipples would tighten like that for hisice came from behind him Instincts as deeply a part of hi

Neal ripped hi his sword as he ony unloaded on his head, tearing a pained cry fro his teeth to stay standing The tip of his sword trembled, but he kept it up

"What is it?" asked Viviana, her voice tight with sudden fear

"Heard soer draining hih hi hi tiny h theeyes, nothing but the white landscape and the uess it was just a tree branch cracking in the wind," he said His instincts weren’t usually so faulty, but he had been o inside"

Where he could protect her better if the shit did hit the fan

He turned around just in ti hiainst pale, smooth skin

Her mouth was red, and a few strands of hair had escaped her spinsterish bun He could see her rapid pulse shi her breasts Her nipples were still hard,Neal’s et back here--to where her mouth was on his and he could feell the daet back to thatto stop until she lay hot and sated beneath him