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“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”

“I a you”

His ie blurred as her eyes filled with tears, afraid to believe what she was hearing

He moved his hands over her with fervent possession She couldn’t seem to catch her breath, especially when he looked at her with uncertainty edging the blaze in his eyes

“Can you iine for a minute how difficult it has been for me to know that you deserve every type of happiness and be coive it to you?”

“About the sa crazy and optihtly around her heart

He shook his head “All you had to do was stay and I would have been the happiest man alive”

The feeling inside her beca to be contained “How could I stay when you didn’t seem to w—” Her chin cruain

When she would have drawn back, he hugged her close, his thickly accented words breaking her open “I want you, Clair Of course I want you I love you with all my heart”

She shuddered at the cataclys love all around her as he held her tightly and pressed hot kisses to her wet face Her hands sought to grasp all of hi the line of his tense neck, snant ecstasy Clair’s heart was so full it was going to explode