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“Of Bree? As hard as it is, as cruel as it is, she’s dead, Raoul You’re living—although not as if you’re alive She wouldn’t have wanted you to do this, to cut yourself away fro that hter you both wanted so badly”

“So what are you saying, that I should jump into bed with you at every opportunity, pretend I’m alive?”

“If that’s what it takes,” she said quietly

Hehands Even though he vibrated with anger, his hold was still gentle She knew this was the real Raoul Benoit This oading, she kneouldn’t hurt her

“And if I said to you that I want you noould you do?”

Alexis calmly looked at her watch and then back at hih?”

“For now, rowled

In the next breath he was kissing her and she thrilled to his touch Their night together had onlyher birth control had ain, but instead he’d been so aloof this week, so filled with latent anger If releasing that anger hat it took to prize him out of his ice cave than that’s what she’d do She’dto bring hiain

She shoved her hands under his sweater and scraped her nails across his belly His skin reacted instantly, peppering with goose bue of his desk behind her thighs, and bent her backward onto its hard surface Iing at the button and releasing the zipper He yanked the denih her lace panties

The instant he touched her she was on fire Wet with longing and burning up for ould come next His pal her nerve endings to life She tried to open her legs wider but was restricted by her jeans pooled at her ankles Soar herself now for his invasion

As hehis jeans and pushing thery for the feel of him She slid one hand under the waistband of his boxers, pushing the fabric away and freeing hi around the velvet coated steel of his erection Already his tip was rip on hi her pressure as she did so