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He probably shouldn’t lie to her, but the truth was too terrifying to share “Soious fanatics They want the amulet to shift the flow of power in the world We vowed to keep it away froe those kind of people could do with this artifact”

“So why did they kill me?”

He shrugged “I wish I knew Probably to get to h to find out I just wanted to go back in time, find you, and ing your future He’s convinced it will lead to the end of the world”

“Is Carl one of the fanatics?”

Reece shook his head “They don’t even know about Carl, or the other half of the aether We each took a half and you deciphered the hieroglyphics ona control element”

“How did I know that?”

“I’ about the amulet in an ancient script, I think You warned yptians were afraid of it Said it was cursed”

“Egyptians thought a lot of things were cursed And why did you use it, when I told you not to?”

“To find you”

“Did I ask you to?”

Reece stared at her, his heart lodged in his throat She siet it He wondered if she would ever love him like she once did Circumstances were different this time Maybe she wouldn’t fall in love with hi at hiht of hiuy, never to be taken seriously, then one day it was as if she’d seen hiet close It had been the greatest gift he’d ever received She loved fiercely, deeply, unconditionally But getting her to initially open up to him had been next to impossible I have to be patient She’ll fall in love with ether, Reece

“No, you didn’t ask, but I had to save you, Lara It’s the only thing I could think to do in that situation”

“Maybe I didn’t want to be saved”

“Maybe I didn’t care what you wanted,” he countered “Maybe I really saved you for me”

Her eyes narrowed dangerously “Maybe I should thank you for saving me,” she snapped

“Maybe you should I risked a lot to save you, you know,” his voice raised in anger “I gave up my entire life for you”

She touched his cheek and his temper was instantly placated “Thank you,” she said “I owe you one”

“You would have done the same for me,” he said “I know you would have”

She s pretty special, then”

She leaned towards hiazed up at him shyly For an instant, Reece saw her as Eirick saw her As Helga Reece felt

what Eirick felt Unbridled lust He toppled her onto the bed, pushed her skirt up and pulled her underdrawers froled with the fly of his pants, holding Helga to the bed with his weight while he unleashed his cock

“No,” Helga cried Reece couldn’t sense Lara anyot particularly tense, he lost his battle with his vessel’s consciousness and was taken along for the ride Reece couldn’t stogled to regain the upper hand over Eirick’s lust and actions

Helga’s i up at hiin, Reece, and she’s terrified Don’t let him hurt her like this”

“I’, Lara But this event is ie”

“What do you mean?”

“If so has to happen in the past, it has to happen We can’t stop it There is so necessary about this moment A reason they have to consummate this relationship”

“They have to have sex or he has to rape her?”

“How should I know? All I know is that when events shape the future, I can’t change theht I could stop Lincoln’s assassination, but no, I just had to sit there and watch”

“I feel it too, Reece That this is i and the child can only be conceived on thisJust don’t let him rape her Please”

“I don’t kno to stop this”

“We won’t stop it Just make it easier Reece, make love to me”

As soon as she said it, Eirick’s pull over Reece’s actions lessened “Are you sure?”

“Yes”

Reece regained total control So they just needed to have sex He didn’t have to rape her Thank God

And then it hit hi to make love to Lara This was his chance to show her hoell they fit together How they were reat their sex life was Or had been