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He was just so daown and the silken spill of silver hair fra his perfect face, he looked like so to an abrupt halt he allowed his eyes to widen as they took a slow, extreh survey of her barely clad body

Shay hid a sin to prickle with the passionate heat that Viper stirred with such ease It didn’t seem to matter how ry for nite the dozens of candles left on the dresser before turning off the overhead light andto stand directly before her

He stood for endless ht of her with an expression that was ih

"Well?" she prompted

"Well what?" he demanded, his voice suitably thick

What was the point in satin and lace if it didn’t le to speak?

She deliberately ran her hands over the smooth material "You’re supposed to tell thened as he struggled not to simply haul her to the bed and let instinct take over For all his elegant sophistication there were ti that you wear is beautiful," he ht you would like it"

Her heart jolted with exciteainst his body The feel and scent of hih to make her blood rush and her stomach quiver with anticipation

"I like it very much, but I’m not certain that it’s worth the cost," he said as he dipped his head to gently nuzzle at her cheek

"Don’t tell e?" she protested

He gave her ear a light nip "I could care less about the cost, it’s the tiret"

Shay shivered as she allowed her arms to wrap around his neck She knew quite well that Viper was pleased she was forging a friendship with Abby

He better than anyone understood just how special a bond itwas to her

"I was only gone five hours"

His tongue traced the length of her jaw sending a flare of raw heat racing through her body Holy guaca" he inforled to recall she had a brain One that usually functioned quite well

Not an easy task when his hands began to explore the sheer lace that covered her breasts

"You obviously know nothing of the intricate rituals involved in shopping" she breathed

His thuer points "Intricate rituals?"

She obligingly leaned back so he couldnipples with his talented lips A sigh slid fro insistence

"Abby is instructing me in the art It’s all very coue stroked the hard tip of her breast until her knees threatened to buckle "It sounds far too tedious to waste your time upon You have far more important matters to attend to"

She clutched at his shoulders "And what matters would those be?"

"Let me see" Before she could sense his intention he had swept her off her feet and was heading toward the nearby bed She found herself flat on the mattress with Viper on top of her before she could blink Not that she minded It was precisely where she had planned to end up Although not necessarily with Viper on top He regarded her with a ridiculously sreet your mate with a kiss"

"Ah" She intended to put a swift end to the s his face in her hands she lifted her head to place her lips against his At first her touch was gentle Featherlight kisses, and the brush of her tongue Viper moaned but she refused to deepen her touch as she nibbled at the corner of his mouth

She felt his body harden above her, his erection pressing into her thigh with a fierce insistence Only then did she part his lips with her tongue and allow her restrained hunger to taste him as she desired

He ed at her expensive gown

"Is that how I should kiss you?" she murmured

"Oh, yes" he said as he wrestled her out of the satin "That’s precisely how you should do it"