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The question backed her into a corner Her feet tingled with a need to retreat while hot-cold shivers raced over her She crushed the da white

“Please don’t ask ed to say

“I won’t”

The backs of her eyes filled with a hot sting What a stupid thing to ask, she berated herself

“Don’t,” he groaned, and suddenly she was yanked against his chest, off balance and caged by hard aran to struggle “Listen, Clair Please listen for just one ainst her hair

The movement of his lips on her skin stilled her s as she recalled all the tender ways he’d touched her Need stirred in her, liquid heat settling low, preparing her for the pleasure they gave each other

“You ca to offer a woman I made you my mistress because that’s all I was capable of I couldn’t offer e And you were the last wo to do with I didn’t even understand why I had to have you, I just did”

“It was a temporary need for human closeness I understand I felt the same” She pressed for escape

“No! That’s not what it was You were like the sun coest Arctic winter I was bitter and frozen and suddenly I was thawing Feeling Do you knostarts to coers wove into her hair and stroked the nape of her neck

“Oh, Aleksy,” sheback, she reached to cup her hand against his scarred cheek, feeling the muscles tense beneath her touch She almost pulled away, but he covered her hand and closed his eyes Turning his mouth into her pal her touch settle against the jagged line again

“Are you really able to accept all that this scar uish and hope

“It ht to protect the people he loves That’s not so to be ashamed of”