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He would go to the gazebo, wait for her, and seduce her Then, when he had her beneath him, he would pry the truth out of her

Sunny hadn’t dared ask Shay or Kate what a glass gazebo was, and sneaking away fro In the end, she’d said she wanted to walk down to the creek to get away frolea on

Shay had smiled broadly and warned her to be careful, which Sunny took to becaution about her brother and his scoundrel’s ways

Sunny had to be losing her , and yet? She hadn’t found the strength inside herself to stay away Despite the fact that she was violating every rule of her job description, even knowing that she ht be seriously reprimanded, or even possibly lose her position, she couldn’t stop herself froeous, seductive uile in hinetism All her years and she’d kept herself pure What would her supervisors say? They answered to God, and none of her kind was supposed to le sexually with humans Ever

So here she stood at the end of the dark, tree-lined path, staring at the distant shape of what had to be the glass gazebo She’d used her own radiance to find the way in the dark, but that wouldn’t do now that Jaht see, so she lifted her cell phone and used it to illuminate her path The moon was overhead, too, but it was only a sliver, so while it definitely set the at carefully, she neared the structure; it appeared aln, which seemed at odds with the antebellu like it before, but couldn’t think where She was about to search for a door, when Ja out at her In shadowy relief, he seeer, like a massive, solid sculpture, and she hesitated

He answered by seizing hold of her wrist and tugging her inside the gazebo with hiainst the glass panes, instantly in each other’s arms

"You came to me," he breathed in the darkness

"Well, you asked so nicely" She laughed, and he pulled her much closer She could hear his heart’s fast, aroused tempo beneath her ear

"You hty"

"Now, that, hty you’re talking about" He traced the length of her nose with his fingertip, studying it intently "Anyone ever tell you that you’ve got an adorable nose?"

She burst out laughing "Okay, I’ you aren’t nearly so sel" She giggled soenuinely offended for adown my moves now, are you?"

"I have a silly nose, so you were really reaching" She’d always thought it turned up just a little bit too much

He bent down and very sweetly kissed her there "It’s got an attitude It says, ’I’ve got pluck and determination’ "

"My nose tells you that?"

"Uh-huh And it tellsperroan, he covered herone, and he pressed her tighter against his chest

Before she could stop herself, before she could consider the potential reprierly to hi a circular, slow pressure, until she dared to reciprocate the ht then, a next level of heat and fire passing between their bodies

This kisswas , with Jaers all in it, even as he pressed her up against the glass door He used his hips to pin her there, and she gasped when she felt his very hard erection push into her belly

He broke the kiss, ?" he ainst her throat He began suckling and nibbling there, then, with a laugh, released a huskyto find her balance I felt your manhood, and it scared memade me want you even more

"I’un shaking slightly

He kissed the colu wildfire across her skin He stilled, his ainst her collarbone "Won’t hurt you," he rumbled "Trust me"

"I don’t knohat to do"

"Baby Baby You are doing everything I want or need," he said, then flicked his tongue against her throat, licking her there

With a treainst the door to steady herself Heher, then turned his cheek until it rested in her palm In that moment she realized he really wasn’t a threat, or anywhere near as tough as he wanted the rest of the world to believe It was just as she’d sensed on the veranda earlier: He possessed a very tender, gentle streak that he did his best to hide from everyone around him