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The kiss remained tender and sweet--until he reclined on the nited eues dueled with more force, their lips pressed with more fervor, and they drank and drank and drank of each other

He laved her breasts, explored her belly, kissed every inch of her legs until she rithing Until he rithing Until they were both desperate Then he turned her over and laved her upper back, explored her lower back, and once again kissed every inch of her legs

When she could stand no more, the pleasure too ed him to lie down on his back--and she took over She laved and explored and kissed him And oh, the taste of his skin… It was as rapturous as his kiss The sweetest of candies, drugging, addictive…and she knew she would crave this for the rest of her life

"Anna, I need…"

"More, always more" Was that slurred voice hers?

"Yes"

Yes A word filled with hope "Take it, then"

He cupped under her arth, and rolled her over He settled over her, pinned her

"I want to take, as you said, but I need another kiss first" He lowered his head and she lifted hers, and then their tongues were thrusting together

Gentle…firm…hard…wild… The kiss spun out of control He kneaded her breasts and thru flame A heat so different than what burned inside of her A heat that would seep all the way to her bones, torching theand giving, dees of his spine, between his wings, and her hips arched as she sought closer, deeper contact She was utterly consu you like this," he admitted

"Underneath you?"

"All s And oh, had he learned how to play her He knehen to sink in slowly and when to increase his speed He knehen she needed h of you"

"Zacharel," she said on a wispy catch of breath "Please All, everything"

He stilled, a droplet of sinding down his te, Anna"

"Then you have to… I need…" She bit her lip and rubbed against him "Please"

He cupped her jaw and forced her to stare into his eyes "Me, you need ether and said, "Will you let ? Truly? Because I told e to ree"

"Probably not, but I still give it" She’d just realized how o Yes, she’d once thought to leave hi in fear, and fear was as much a prison as the institution had been…and so e the same?"

He peered down at her with utter joy "I can I will You are my first, last and only lover, Annabelle Miller I will never take another"

"Oh, Zacharel" Had more beautiful words ever been spoken? "You are my last and only lover, too"

"Now I make youher, branding her When at last he was all the way in, he stilled, strain branching from the corners of his eyes "I am… How could… Love this"

"H to reed

His lips found hers, their tongues led clash His hands rediscovered her breasts, kneading

"You feel so good"

"Yes, but…"

"More?"

"Please"

"Like this?" He moved slowly at first