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She jumped to her feet, and backed up to increase the distance between theround and finally found herself pressed against a tree trunk Her heart druainst her ribs, but she wasn’t afraid Maybe because she kneas no longer lost to lust, orat anyone who’d atte someone else
He’d even allowed hi injured
"What are you doing?" she asked
Green fire lanced down at her "You will kiss ive you my word I will not lose control a second time I learned my lesson, and I learned it well"
"Your optimistic, faith-filled words won’t ith er desire me I know better I’m new at this, yes, but I’m not stupid Your pupils are flared, your pulse is a jackha to you before I went too far I can still hear your ht screw it and gave hiht about that But then I really, really disliked it"
"From your tone, I can only assume you think to deny me a chance to prove myself" He leaned a fraction closer Too close, his breath like theto punish me Well, I will accept punishulped
"But you will trust ain, and ill be together I will behave You’ll see"
His arrogance should have rubbed her the wrong way, but knowing he wanted her soto be with her, was more an aphrodisiac than a deterrent And if anyone possessed the strength to pull hi, for that matter, it was Zacharel From now on, he would control himself
Maybe his faith-filled words had worked
"I’rumbled
"Nor am I, but the fact remains that we do want each other"
"Maybe I’m just shallow You’re quite pretty"
"For now, that will do"
Infuriating h, Annabelle wrapped her arht, I’ll leave with you"
Satisfaction doth of his body and shot into the air
"Wait! My packages," she said when she realized he was not heading back to the cave
"I do not want to risk going back and encounteringtrip? "That kinda sounds like a bribe"
"Whatever it takes"
She ala as we buy cookies as well as clothing, I’o there, hadn’t he, reht
He said, "Ti into a clear lake before she could demand to knohy
Icy water instantly enveloped her, colder even than his wings, ht she could take no lided out and back into the clouds
The fact that he soared so effortlessly, despite the waterlogged state of his wings, spoke of his a next…tiies How much more tih no a