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"I’ to convince you that Baine is not and never has been my lover" A cold blast of power rattled the silver candelabra "Quite frankly my past is none of your business"

A wave of possessive satisfaction flared through him at the fierce sincerity in her sharp reprie he was behaving like an ass

Again

With an effort, he reengaged his brain "I know that," he ad?"

"Because the thought of any other ," he said "Really, really hard"

She blinked at his blunt confession "That makes no sense"

He moved with fluid speed to stand directly before her, his hand reaching to cup her cheek Beneath his fingers her skin was cool, but the feel of the satin sh his body

"It’s not supposed to"

Her gaze lowered to his lengthening fangs "Santiago"

He stroked his thumb over her lower lip "I need a shower"

"Don’t let lare daggers if she wanted, but he could already catch the sweet musk of her arousal

"You don’t expect me to wash my own back, do you?"

"I’ed at her lower lip, allowing hiht of theh to make him so hard it was painful Dios He needed to be inside this woman

Now!

"Can you be annoyed with me in the shower?" he de with the sah hio lowered his head, touching their lips together in the lightest of caresses "Jasht her lower lip between his teeth "It’s no wonder I can’t think straight You have ainst his as she spoke

He gently outlined herI like it very, very oing to put a swift end to his seduction and Santiago gave a low groan Dios He could feel her need He could feel it tugging at things hidden deep in his soul

But she was so determined to re his desire became a battle

Braced for her rejection, he wasn’t prepared when her hands instead slid beneath his sweatshirt to trace over the tense ony Her touch was little h to send a white-hot jolt of pleasure through his body

"Nefri," he whispered, his kiss deepening with blatant greed

A tiny voice er to accept whatever she illing to offer

Trust, loyalty

Genuine es fro off his shirt, Santiago wound his fingers through the satin softness of her hair and pressed impatient kisses over her upturned face He wanted to taste every inch of her slender body To wrap hi in satisfaction

"Nefri, I need to have you naked," he ainst mine"

"This is madness," she muttered as he peeled the sweater over her head and tossed it onto the floor

He regarded her with a wry sently teasing a nipple into a tight bud

No bra He liked it

A lot

"Madness perhaps, but I no longer care," Santiago muttered as he lowered his head to close his lips around the tip of her nipple

Nefriher nails into his shoulders, her body instinctively arching in silent invitation

Santiago didn’t hesitate Torue, he skimmed his hands down the curve of her waist She tasted of cool power and so combination, he decided as he easily dealt with the zip of her jeans and slid the taste of her nipple, he trailed his lips down the curve of her breast Then, with a fluid grace he lowered hihtly caress the skin over her taut belly She shivered, her fingers roughly tugging his hair out of its braid as he pulled her jeans doard, surprised to discover the tiny wisp of lacyere those under-thingies called?

Panties Yes, his fogged ed That was it